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Far Corporation vs Renato Magdaluyo, et al

FAR CORPORATION, P e t i t i o n e r, versus RENATO MAGDALUYO, ANTONIO VALDEZ, and ROLANDO CHUA, R e s p o n d e n t s.

G.R. NO. 148739 | 2004-11-19

D E C I S I O N



CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:





In an appeal from a Decision or final order of the Regional Trial Court to the Court of Appeals, will the payment of the appellate docket fees made one hundred and thirty-two (132) days after the lapse of the reglementary period to take an appeal, justify its dismissal?



This is the question to be resolved in this case.



The relevant and undisputed facts are as follows:



On 25 November 1997, a complaint[1] was filed by respondents herein against petitioner Far Corporation, Rosa O. Caram, and Fermin Manuel Caram III for Specific Performance with Prayer for a Writ of Preliminary Injunction...