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Cesar Montanez vs Nestor Mendoza

CESAR MONTANEZ, petitioner, vs. NESTOR MENDOZA, respondent.

G.R. No. 144116 | 2002-11-22

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

In general, a petition for review under Rule 45 refers merely to errors of law allegedly committed by lower courts. However, as an exception, when the assailed decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) reverses factual findings of the regional trial court (RTC) and municipal trial court (MTC), the Supreme Court may pass upon the controverted issues of fact. Indeed, in the present case, the CA erred in reversing the lower courts; thus, it becomes the duty of this Court to correct the error.

Statement of the Case

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing...