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Ramon R. Jimenez Jr.And Annabelle L. Jimenez. vs Juan Jose Jordana

RAMON R. JIMENEZ JR.and ANNABELLE L. JIMENEZ, Petitioners. versus JUAN JOSE JORDANA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 152526 | 2004-11-25

DECISION



PANGANIBAN, J.:





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ft-repeated is the doctrine that the cause of action in a civil case is determined by the allegations of the complaint, never by those of the defendant's answer. However, ambiguities and lapses in the language of these allegations may be understood or clarified through a recourse to the annexes of the complaint, related pleadings or other submissions of the plaintiff.



The Case



Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the February 28, 2002 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR CV No. 66455. The CA disposed as follows:



"In fine, then, we find...