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G. Jesus B. Ruiz vs. Encarnacion Ucol

G. JESUS B. RUIZ, petitioner, vs. ENCARNACION UCOL and THE COURT OF APPEALS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-45404 | 1987-08-07

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of First Instance of Ilocos Norte dismissing the plaintiff-appellant's complaint for damages against defendant-appellee on the ground of res judicata. The issue involved being a pure question of law, the appellate court certified the appeal to us for decision on the merits.

The facts are not disputed, Agustina Tagaca, laundrywoman for plaintiff-appellant Atty. Jesus B. Ruiz filed an administrative charge against defendant-appellee Encarnacion Ucol, a midwife in the health center of Sarratt, Ilocos Norte. In her answer to the charges, Ucol alleged that...