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Manolito De Leon and Lourdes E. De Leon Vs. Bank of the Philippines Islands

MANOLITO DE LEON and LOURDES E. DE LEON, Petitioners, vs. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Respondent.

G.R. No. 184565 | 2013-11-20

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

"[I]n the course of trial in a civil case, once plaintiff makes out a plima facie case in his favor, the duty or the burden of evidence shifts to defendant to controvert plaintiffs prima facie case, otherwise, a verdict must be returned in favor of plaintiff."1

This Petition for Review on Certiorari2 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Cowi assails the November 16, 2007 Decision 3 and the September 19, 2008 Resolution4 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 91217.

Factual Antecedents

On June 13, 1995, petitioner-spouses Manolito and Lourdes de Leon executed a Promissory Note5 binding themselves to...