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SVHFI vs. Mabalacat Institute

SANTOS VENTURA HOCORMA FOUNDATION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MABALACAT INSTITUTE, INC., RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 211563 | 2021-09-29

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
Challenged in this appeal is the August 30, 2013 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA/appellate court) in CA-G.R. CV No. 93376, and its February 26, 2014 Resolution[2] finding petitioner Santos Ventura Hocorma Foundation, Inc. (SVHFI) guilty of forum shopping when it filed two different actions, one for collection of sum of money and the other an unlawful detainer suit in two different courts.

The Antecedents:

SVHFI claimed that it is the registered and absolute owner of a parcel of land with an area of 11,451 square meteres (sq.m.), situated in Mabalacat, Pampanga, more...