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Lina vs. Purisima 82 SCRA 344

LUALHATI L. LINA, petitioner, vs. The Honorable AMANTE P. PURISIMA in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the Court of First Instance of Manila, PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, and ESTEBAN CABANOS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-39380 | 1978-04-14

D E C I S I O N 

BARREDO, J: 

Petition for certiorari and mandamus to annul the two successive orders of dismissal, for supposed lack of jurisdiction, of petitioner's complaint in Special Civil Action No. 94986 of the Court of First Instance of Manila issued by respondent judge and to command said respondent to try and decide the said case on the merits. 

The first order of dismissal in question dated August 14, 1974 is as follows: 

"Petition in this case is for the writ of mandamus to compel respondents 'to restore petitioner to the position she was excluded from' in the Philippine Veterans Bank. 

"While the petition...