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Alto Surety & Ins. Co. Inc., vs. Caluntad

ALTO SURETY & INS. CO., INC., plaintiff-appellees, vs. ANGEL AL. CALUNTAD, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-26402 | 1979-05-31

D E C I S I O N

ABAD SANTOS, J:

In 1962, defendant Angel Al. Caluntad appealed a decision of the City Court of Manila to the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch I, where it was docketed as Civil Case No. 51331. On May 4, 1966, an order was issued in said case which is quoted in full as follows:

"It appearing that this case has been pending for an unreasonable length of time, the Court, pursuant to Sec. 3, Rule 17 of the Rules of Court, hereby orders the appeal dismissed without pronouncement as to costs, and the case remanded to the City Court for the execution of its judgment."

Defendant filed a motion for reconsideration...