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Dr. Olivia S. Pascual, In Her Capacity As Special Administratrix Of The Estate Of The Late Don Andres Pascual And As Executrix Of The Testate Estate Of The Late Do?a Adela S. Pascual, Petitioner, vs Court Of Appeals; Judge Manuel S. Padolina, Regional Trial Court Of Pasig, Branch 162; Deputy Sheriff Carlos G. Maog; And Atty. Jesus I. Santos, Respondents.

DR. OLIVIA S. PASCUAL, in her capacity as special administratrix of the estate of the late DON ANDRES PASCUAL and as executrix of the testate estate of the late DO?A ADELA S. PASCUAL, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS; JUDGE MANUEL S. PADOLINA, Regional Trial Court of Pasig, Branch 162; DEPUTY SHERIFF CARLOS G. MAOG; and ATTY. JESUS I. SANTOS, respondents.

G.R. No. 120575 | 1998-12-16

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The extraordinary action to annul a final judgment is restricted to the grounds provided by law, in order to prevent it from being used by a losing party to make a complete farce of a duly promulgated decision that has long become final and executory.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari challenging the June 7, 1995 Decision of the Court of Appeals[1] in CA-GR SP No. 34487, denying the Petition for Annulment of Judgment. The dispositive portion of the assailed Decision reads:[2]

"WHEREFORE, and upon all the foregoing considerations, the petition is hereby DISMISSED, with costs...