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Aquila Larena vs Frunctuosa Mapili, Jose Mapili & Rosela Veneles

AQUILA LARENA joined by her husband, CANDIDO MERCADERA, petitioners, vs. FRUCTUOSA MAPILI, JOSE MAPILI and ROSELA VENELES, respondents.

G.R. No. 146341 | 2003-08-07

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

In denying this appeal, the Court reiterates the well-known rule that the findings of fact of the Court of Appeals, affirming those of the trial court, are entitled to respect and even finality. Petitioners have not convinced this Court that their case constitutes one of the exceptions to this doctrine.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, challenging the July 21, 2000 Decision[2] and the November 8, 2000 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR No. 44927. The dispositive portion of the assailed Decision reads as follows:

WHEREFORE, foregoing...