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United General Industries, Inc. vs. Jose Paler, et al.

UNITED GENERAL INDUSTRIES, INC., plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE PALER and JOSE DE LA RAMA, defendants-appellants. Rodolfo R. Marquez for plaintiff-appellee. Araneta & Associates for defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-30205 | 1982-03-15

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch IX, in Civil Case No. 60418, United General Industries, Inc. vs. Jose Paler and Jose de la Rama. Since the appeal deals with a question of law only, We reproduce the decision which reads as follows:

"When this case was called for pre-trial today, neither the defendants, nor their counsel appeared, notwithstanding the fact that said defendants were notified of the pre-trial. Upon motion of the plaintiff, said defendants were declared as in default. Likewise, upon motion of counsel for the plaintiff, this case was submitted...