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R. M. Reyes vs. Alsons Devt. & Investment Corp., et al.

ROSARIO M. REYES, Petitioner,- versus ALSONS DEVELOPMENT and INVESTMENT CORPORATION, REGISTRY of DEEDS of DAVAO CITY and REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 8 (now Br. 15), DAVAO CITY, Respondents.

G.R. No. 153936 | 2007-03-02

D E C I S I O N
 


GARCIA, J.:

Judicial proceedings must end some time. As Justice Malcolm remarked, public policy and sound practice demand that, at the risk of occasional errors, judgments of courts should become final at some definite date fixed by law.[1] And once a judgment becomes final and executory, the prevailing party should not be denied the fruits of victory by some subterfuge devised by the losing party.[2] So it must be in this long-drawn case which started as a simple suit for ejectment.

In this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, petitioner Rosario M. Reyes seeks to nullify and set aside...