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Puyat vs. Zabarte

GIL MIGUEL T. PUYAT, petitioner, vs. RON ZABARTE, respondent.

G.R. No. 141536 | 2001-02-26

D E C I S I O N
 
PANGANIBAN, J.:
 
Summary judgment in a litigation is resorted to if there is no genuine issue as to any material fact, other than the amount of damages. If this verity is evident from the pleadings and the supporting affidavits, depositions and admissions on file with the court, the moving party is entitled to such remedy as a matter of course.
 
The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, challenging the August 31, 1999 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), which affirmed the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 67 in Civil Case No. 64107; and...