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Perla S. Zulueta vs Asia Brewery, Inc.

PERLA S. ZULUETA, petitioner, vs. ASIA BREWERY, Inc., respondent.

G.R. No. 138137 | 2001-03-08

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

When two or more cases involve the same parties and affect closely related subject matters, they must be consolidated and jointly tried, in order to serve the best interests of the parties and to settle expeditiously the issues involved. Consolidation, when appropriate, also contributes to the declogging of court dockets.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, questioning the August 4, 1998 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR SP No. 45020; as well as the February 23, 1999 Resolution[2] denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration. The...