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Santos Codilla vs. Florencia Lopez, et al.

SANTOS CODILLA, petitioner, vs. FLORENCIA LOPEZ, TEODORO VILLANUEVA, and THE HONORABLE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE, Branch III, MASBATE, MASBATE, respondents.

G.R. No. L-50081 | 1982-05-31

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

The basic issue in this Petition for Review on Certiorari is the correctness of the Order of respondent Judge of the Court of First Instance, Branch III, Masbate, dismissing petitioner's appeal from a Decision of the Municipal Court of Claveria, Masbate, primarily on the ground that since petitioner's appeal bond had not been approved by the Municipal Court it was defective and petitioner (as defendant below) had not perfected his appeal on time.

Shorn of unessential details, the facts may be stated as follows:

On September 27, 1973, the Municipal Court of Claveria, Masbate, in a suit primarily...