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Development Bank of the Philippines vs. Prudential Bank

DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus PRUDENTIAL BANK, Respondent.

G.R. No. 143772 | 2005-11-22

D E C I S I O N 


CORONA, J.: 

Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) assails in this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court the December 14, 1999 decision[1] and the June 8, 2000 resolution of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 45783. The challenged decision dismissed DBP's appeal and affirmed the February 12, 1991 decision of the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 137 in Civil Case No. 88-931 in toto, while the impugned resolution denied DBP's motion for reconsideration for being pro forma. 

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