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Seavan Carrier, Inc. Vs. GTI Sportwear Corp., et al.

SEAVAN CARRIER, INC. and RENATO GACHO y ABAD, petitioners, vs. GTI SPORTSWEAR CORPORATION (formerly GTI Garments International Corp.) and THE HON. ABELARDO M. DAYRIT, in his capacity as Judge of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch XXXIX, respondents.

G.R. No. L-65953 | 1985-07-16

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

At what point in the execution proceedings of a final judgment does a court lose its jurisdiction over the case? This is the crucial issue in the instant petition. The background facts of the petition are as follows:

Petitioners and private respondents were parties in Civil Case No. R-83-3585 entitled GTI Sportswear Corporation, plaintiff v. Seavan Carrier, Inc., et al., defendants for recovery of a sum of money and damages in the defunct Court of First Instance of Manila.

On September 14, 1981, the trial court rendered a decision in favor of the plaintiffs, the private respondents herein. The...