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Sps. Manuel Ley & Janet Ley

SPS. MANUEL LEY and JANET LEY, Petitioners, versus UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES and COURT OF APPEALS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 167961 | 2007-04-04

                                               D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:


This petition for review on certiorari assails the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 18 January 2005, finding petitioners' complaint before the trial court for recovery of title barred by res judicata.

The basis for the appellate court's finding of appositeness of res judicata is a case that originated at the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Makati City (Makati case).

The Makati case

A brief review of the antecedents of the Makati case will...