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Remedios Edrial, et al vs Pedro Quilat-Quilat, et al

REMEDIOS F. EDRIAL, MAURO EDRIAL JR., MARYLENE EDRIAL, ILDEFONSO EDRIAL, ROSALIND EDRIAL, MARY JEAN EDRIAL, and SUSAN EDRIAL-VALENZUELA, petitioners, vs. PEDRO QUILAT-QUILAT, GABRIELA QUILAT-QUILAT, ISIDRA QUILAT-QUILAT, and ESTANISLAO QUILAT-QUILAT, respondents.

G.R. No. 133625 | 2000-09-06

D E C I S I O N
PANGANIBAN, J.:
Parties who prayed for and were granted several postponements and caused repeated delays cannot ask for the reopening of the trial for the purpose of presenting additional evidence. After squandering several opportunities given them to ventilate their claims, they can no longer complain of alleged violation of their right to due process.
The Case
Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari, assailing the October 17, 1997 Decision[1] and the March 19, 1998 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA)[3] in CA-GR SP No. 42660. The CA affirmed the Order of the trial court, which had denied their Motion to...