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Anderson Co. etal. Vs Intermediate Appellate Court

ANDERSON CO and JOSE CHUA, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, THE HONORABLE BIENVENIDO D. CHINGCUANGCO, as Presiding Judge of Branch XCI, Quezon City, and JOVENO ROARING, respondents.

G.R. No. L-65928 | 1988-06-21

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

This petition was filed late as the petitioners themselves admit. 1 Their reason is that they had not yet understood the then new Judiciary Reorganization Law, which is of course no reason at all. On this score alone, the petition should be denied.

Even on the merits, the petition cannot fare any better. The issues raised are mainly factual and are therefore not reviewable by this Court. Appeal under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court is not a matter of right but of sound judicial discretion. Moreover, only questions of law are allowed to be raised and strictly under the conditions therein specified. If this Court...