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Raul R. Ingles, Et., Al. vs. Amelito R. Mutuc, Et., Al.

RAUL R. INGLES, ROALDO G. ADVIENTO, ISABEL C. CORPUS, CONSUELO M. VILLANUEVA and ESPERANZA M. GUTIERREZ, plaintiffs-appellants, vs. AMELITO R. MUTUC and BALDOMERO DAVOCOL, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-20390 | 1968-11-29

D E C I S I O N 


CONCEPCION, C.J.: 

Direct appeal by the plaintiffs from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila dismissing their complaint herein, with costs against them. 

Although most of the allegations in said complaint had been denied in defendants' answer, the basic facts were admitted in the memoranda filed by both parties with the lower court and seemingly in the course of their oral argument therein. Hence, the case was deemed submitted to said court and the same rendered its appealed decision, without receiving any evidence, with an opening statement to the effect that "the facts of this case are...