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Macondray & Co., Inc. vs Provident Insurance Corporation.

MACONDRAY & CO., INC., petitioner, vs. PROVIDENT INSURANCE CORPORATION, respondent.

G.R. No. 154305 | 2004-12-09

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Hornbook is the doctrine that the negligence of counsel binds the client. Also settled is the rule that clients should take the initiative of periodically checking the progress of their cases, so that they could take timely steps to protect their interest.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to set aside the February 28, 2002 Decision[2] and the July 12, 2002 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR CV No. 57077. The dispositive portion of the Decision reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, premises considered, the assailed Decision dated...