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City of Manila vs Melba Tan Te

CITY OF MANILA, PETITIONER, VS. MELBA TAN TE, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 169263 | 2011-09-21

THIRD DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
In this Petition for Review,[1] the City of Manila assails the April 29, 2005 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 71894, as well as the August 12, 2005 Resolution,[3] in the said case denying reconsideration.

The assailed decision affirmed the June 13, 2001 Order[4] of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 24 issued in Civil Case No. 00-99264 - one for expropriation filed by petitioner, the City of Manila. The said Order, in turn, granted the motion to dismiss the complaint that was filed by respondent Melba Tan Te, in lieu of an answer.

The facts follow.

On March 15,...