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Rep Of the Phil vs Court of 1st Instance of Mla eta

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, BRANCH XIII, HON. JESUS P. MORFE, PRESIDING JUDGE, AND PRES. ROXAS RURAL BANK, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-30381 | 1988-08-30

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J.:

The instant appeal by certiorari seeks (1) to annul and set aside the Orders dated October 26, 1968 and March 1, 1969 of the then Court of First Instance (CFI) of Manila, Branch XIII in Civil Case No. 73707 entitled "Republic of the Philippines, Plaintiff, versus Bank of America, et al., Defendants," which orders respectively dismissed herein petitioner's complaint for escheat as against private respondent Pres. Roxas Rural Bank for improper venue and denied petitioner's motion for reconsideration of such dismissal order; and (2) the reinstatement of the aforesaid against private respondent.

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