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Punay, Joseph Y. vs. Jose R. Ramolete, et al.

JOSEPH Y. PUNAY, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE JOSE R. RAMOLETE of the Court of First Instance of Cebu; the MORNING TIMES, et al., Defendants in Civil Case No. R-9790 CFI, Cebu, etc., respondents.

G.R. No. L-50298 G.R. No. L-50298 | 1982-11-02

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Petition for mandamus seeking to compel respondent judge, Jose R. Ramolete of the Court of First Instance of Cebu, Branch III, to set aside his order dated October 16, 1975 dismissing petitioner's appeal in Civil Case No. R-9790, entitled "Joseph Y. Punay, plaintiff, versus Morning Times, et al., defendants," and to resolve the motion to dismiss filed by private respondent Morning Times, et al.

The pertinent facts of the case are as follows:

On January 16, 1967, petitioner filed an action for damages (Civil Case No. R-9790) against private respondents with the Court of First Instance of Cebu, Branch III,...