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Patalinjug vs. Peralta, et al

ANDRES PATALINJUG, petitioner, vs. HON. JUDGE E. L. PERALTA, THE SHERIFF OF CEBU CITY and LIBERATION STEAMSHIP CO., INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-43324 | 1979-05-05

D E C I S I O N

CONCEPCION JR., J:

Petition for certiorari, with a prayer for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction, to annul and set aside the order of the respondent judge declaring the petitioner in default for failure to appear at the pre-trial conference of the case, as well as the orders issued subsequent thereto, including the decision and the writ of execution.

The record shows that on August 23, 1973, the herein private respondent, Liberation Steamship Co., Inc., a domestic corporation with principal offices at the PMI Building, David Street, Manila, filed a complaint with the Court of First Instance of Manila,...