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Northwest Orient Airlines, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES, INC., petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and C.F. SHARP & COMPANY, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 112573 | 1995-02-09

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, J.:

This petition on certiorari seeks to set aside the decision of the court of Appeals affirming the dismissal of the petitioner's complaint to enforce the judgment of a Japanese court. The principal issue here is whether a Japanese court can acquire jurisdiction over a Philippine corporation doing business in Japan by serving summons through diplomatic channels on the Philippine corporation at its principal office in Manila after prior attempts to serve summons in Japan had failed.

Petitioner Northwest Orient Airlines, Inc. (hereinafter NORTHWEST ), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of...