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Liquido, Jesusa, et al. Vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

JESUSA LIQUIDO, CLEMENTINA LIQUIDO, CLEMENTINO LIQUIDO, ADELENDEZ LIQUIDO, FRANCISCO LIQUIDO, FELICISIMA LIQUIDO, JUAN LIQUIDO, JR., and JOVITA LIQUIDO, petitioners, vs. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES TARCISIO ENSOMO and LEONIDA EDER, and SPOUSES ROMEO GILLO and TERESITA CABANA GILLO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-39631 | 1982-10-23

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

In this appeal by Certiorari, we are called upon to review the Resolutions of respondent Court of Appeals [1] upholding the Order of the Court of First Instance of Surigao del Norte, Branch II, in its Civil Case No. 2107, disallowing petitioners' appeal for failure to file the Record on Appeal within the reglementary period, and not having served upon private respondents a copy of the Appeal Bond.

It is undisputed that petitioners had up to January 19, 1974 within which to perfect an appeal from an adverse Decision in Civil Case No. 2107 wherein they were the defendants and private respondents the...