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Pilipinas Shell etc. vs. Fredeluces etc.

PILIPINAS SHELL FOUNDATION, INC. AND SHELL PHILIPPINES EXPLORATION B.V., PETITIONERS, VS. TOMAS M. FREDELUCES, MARCOS B. CORPUZ, JR., REYNALDO M. SAMONTE, NORMA M. SAMONTE, AMBROCIO VILLANUEVA, SALVACION A. BON, RAMIRO A. BON, LUZVIMINDA B. ANDILLO, LUDIVICO F. BON, ELMO AREGLO, ROSE A. SAN PEDRO, DANTE U. SANTOS, SR., MIGUEL SANTOS, EFREN U. SANTOS, RIC U. SANTOS, SIMON MARCE, JR., JOEL F. SALINEL, BEBIANA SAN PEDRO, AND MARINA SANTOS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 174333 | 2016-04-20

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
When a motion to dismiss is filed, only allegations of ultimate facts are hypothetically admitted. Allegations of evidentiary facts and conclusions of law, as well as allegations whose falsity is subject to judicial notice, those which are legally impossible, inadmissible in evidence, or unfounded, are disregarded.

This resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Court of Appeals Decision[2] and Resolution[3] in CA-G.R. CV No. 74791. Except for respondent Tomas M. Fredeluces, the Court of Appeals reinstated the Complaint[4] for damages filed by respondents Marcos B....