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Baritua vs. Mercader

JOSE BARITUA and JB LINES, petitioners, vs. NIMFA DIVINA MERCADER in her capacity and as guardian of DARWIN, GIOVANNI, RODEL and DENNIS, all surnamed MERCADER; LEONIDA Vda. de MERCADER on her behalf and on behalf of her minor child MARY JOY MERCADER; SHIRLEY MERCADER DELA CRUZ; MARIA THERESA MERCADER-GARCIA; DANILO MERCADER; JOSE DANTE MERCADER; and JOSEFINA MERCADER, respondents.

G.R. No. 136048 | 2001-01-23

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The Manchester ruling requiring the payment of docket and other fees as a condition for the acquisition of jurisdiction has no retroactive effect and applies only to cases filed after its finality.

 
The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the April 17, 1998 Decision[1] and the October 28, 1998 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR CV No. 40772. The decretal portion of said Decision reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, upon all the foregoing premises considered, the DECISION appealed from is AFFIRMED with the MODIFICATION that the loss of earnings...