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Rimando vs. Spouses Winston and Elenita Aldaba

LEONORA B. RIMANDO, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES WINSTON AND ELENITA ALDABA AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 203583 | 2014-10-13

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari1  assailing the Decision2 dated July 25, 2012 and the Resolution3 dated September 25, 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 96528, which affirmed the Decision4 dated October 28, 2010 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 15 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 04-227211 acquitting petitioner Leonora B. Rimando (Rimando) of the crime of estafa, but nonetheless, held her civilly liable to respondents-spouses Winston and Elenita Aldaba (Sps. Aldaba) in the amount of P500,000.00.

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