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Eduardo Corsiga vs Hon Quirico Defensor, et al

EDUARDO P. CORSIGA, Former Deputy Administrator, National Irrigation Administration, petitioner, vs. HON. QUIRICO G. DEFENSOR, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 36, Iloilo City, and ROMEO P. ORTIZO, respondents.

G.R. No. 139302 | 2002-10-28

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

Before us is a petition for review seeking the reversal of the decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated June 30, 1999 in CA-G.R. SP No. 44123, dismissing the petition for review filed by petitioner. The petition assailed the orders dated January 8, 1996 and January 13, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court of Iloilo City, Branch 36, which respectively denied petitioner's motion to dismiss Civil Case No. 22462 and his motion for reconsideration.

The facts are undisputed.

Private respondent Romeo P. Ortizo was the Senior Engineer B in the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Jalaur-Suague River Irrigation...