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Pascual vs. Burgos

REMEDIOS PASCUAL, PETITIONER, VS. BENITO BURGOS, ET AL., RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 171722 | 2016-01-11

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Only questions of law may be raised in a petition for review on certiorari.[1] The factual findings of the Court of Appeals bind this court.[2] Although jurisprudence has provided several exceptions to these rules, exceptions must be alleged, substantiated, and proved by the parties so this court may evaluate and review the facts of the case. In any event, even in such cases, this court retains full discretion on whether to review the factual findings of the Court of Appeals.

This Petition for Review on Certiorari[3] assails the Court of Appeals Decision[4] that reversed the trial court Decision, and...