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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company Vs. The Hon. CA, et al.

METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Petitioner, versus THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (formerly known as WESTMONT BANK), Respondents.

G.R. No.166260 | 2009-02-18

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

The Court reviews in this Rule 45 petition the November 30, 2004 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA G.R. SP No. 78796. In the said decision, the appellate court affirmed the dismissal by the trial court of Civil Case No. 00-595,[2] a petition for the review of Philippine Clearing House Corporation (PCHC) Board Resolution No. 08-2000.[3]

The antecedent facts and proceedings follow.

Check No. 0801266381[4] dated January 13, 1997, payable to cash, and drawn against the account of Bienvenido C. Tan with petitioner Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) was deposited with respondent United Overseas...