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Josefina Francisco vs. Master Iron Works & Construction Corp and Roberto Alejo

JOSEFINA C. FRANCISCO, Petitioner, versus MASTER IRON WORKS & CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION and ROBERTO V. ALEJO, Sheriff IV, Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 142, Respondents.

G.R. No. 151967 | 2005-02-16



SECOND DIVISION
DECISION

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. No. CV No. 59045, which reversed and set aside the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Parañaque, Metro Manila, Branch 260, in Civil Case No. 94-2260 and the Resolution of the CA denying the petitioner’s motion for reconsideration of the said decision.

Josefina Castillo was only 24 years old when she and Eduardo G. Francisco were married on January 15, 1983.[3] Eduardo was then employed as the vice president in a private corporation.  A little more than a year and seven months...