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Ratilla vs. Tapucar, et al

ALEJANDRO V. RATILLA, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE LAURO L. TAPUCAR and FLORESITA JAMORA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-45018 | 1977-01-24

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

On March 6, 1975 Alejandro V. Ratilla filed a collection suit in the Court of First Instance of Agusan del Norte, Butuan City Branch I against Floresita Jamora. He prayed that Mrs. Jamora be ordered to pay him the sum of P5,350 as the balance of the price of two freezers, plus interest, and the additional sums of P2,000 as attorney's fees, P3,000 as moral damages, P2,000 as exemplary damages, and P1,000 as litigation expenses, or an aggregate claim of P13,350: (Civil Case No. 1741).

Mrs. Jamora in her answer prayed for the dismissal of the complaint on the ground that Ratilla's claim had been extinguished due...