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Republic of the Phils. vs CA, et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and LAUREANO BROS., CO., INC. respondents.

G.R. No. 91885 | 1996-08-07

PANGANIBAN, J.:


Does the period of time during which the legality of the sale of the judgment debtor's property was being challenged before the Court of Appeals and this Court interrupt or suspend the running of the five-year period for enforcement of a judgment by motion?

This question is dealt with anew in this petition for review under Rule 45 to set aside the Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals 2 promulgated on November 27, 1989 and the Resolution 3 denying reconsideration, promulgated on January 17, 1990 in CA-G.R. CV. No. 17628 entitled Republic of the Philippines vs. Laureano Bros., Co., Inc., et al..

The Facts

It appears that...