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Lopez, et al vs. Court of Appeals, et al

EMPERATRIZ VESTAL LOPEZ, FLORENCIO, MARVAL, FERMIN, ADOLFA, VICENTA, JOSE and SEVERA, all surnamed LOPEZ, petitioners, vs. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, CRISOSTOMO ROSALES and FORTUNATO MALANGUIS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-43767 | 1977-02-28

D E C I S I O N

MAKASIAR, J:

In its resolution dated January 22, 1976, respondent Court of Appeals, motu proprio dismissed the appeal of herein petitioners in CA-G.R. No. UDK 2045-R, for their failure to pay on time the corresponding docket fee in the total sum of P53.00.

Petitioners, who are represented by the Citizens Legal Assistance Office (CLAO) of the Department of Justice, now seek a review on certiorari the following resolutions of the respondent Court of Appeals:

Resolution dated January 22, 1976, dismissing petitioners' appeal from the Court of First Instance of Davao in Civil Case No. 417, entitled "Crisostomo Rosales, et...