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Teodoro A. Reyes Vs. Ettore Rossi

Teodoro A. Reyes, Petitioner Vs. Ettore Rossi, Respondent

G.R. No. 159823 | 2013-02-18



FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

BERSAMIN, J.: 

The rescission of a contract of sale is not a prejudicial question that will warrant the suspension of the criminal proceedings commenced to prosecute the buyer for violations of the Bouncing Checks Law (Batas Pambansa Blg. 22) arising from the dishonor of the checks the buyer issued in connection with the sale. 


Antecedents 

On October 31, 1997, petitiOner Teodoro A. Reyes (Reyes) and Advanced Foundation Construction Systems Corporation (Advanced Foundation), represented by its Executive Project Director, respondent Ettore Rossi (Rossi), executed a deed of conditional sale involving the...