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Thelma C. Panado, et al. Vs. CA, et al.

THELMA C. PANADO MARTINA C. RELLORTA, MANUEL CRISTOBAL, FRANCIANINA C. ROGA, GENOVEVA C. ELESORIO, ANGEL CRISTOBAL, TEODOLFO CRISTOBAL, VALERIA C. FELIX, FELOMINA C. REYES, ALVIN CRISTOBAL, FELICIANO CRISTOBAL, JR., RAMIL CRISTOBAL, JENELYN C. NEPOMUCENO and JESILA CRISTOBAL, petitioners, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS; HON. SHIELA MARTELINO-CORTES, Regional Trial Court of Kalibo, Aklan, Branch 9; THE SHERIFF, Regional Trial Court of Kalibo, Aklan, Branch 9; HERNANDO CORTES; ANASTACIO CORTES, JR.; AMANDO CORTES; BIENVENIDO CORTES; DAISY CORTES-BAUTISTA; and EDITH CORTES, respondents.

G.R. No.127936 | 1998-10-14

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

Courts must exercise their contempt powers sparingly, only on the preservative and not on the vindictive principle. Moreover, parties cannot utilize actions challenging writs of execution to assail collaterally the merits of a final and executory judgment. Counsels are warned to avoid interjecting pleadings with irrelevant matters, which serve merely to vex this Court and impose on its time and attention.

The Case

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari which seeks to set aside the May 29, 1996 Decision1 [Rollo, pp. 73-78.] and the January 22, 1997 Resolution2 [Ibid., p. 83.] of the Court of...