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Petra Vda De Carcallas etal vs Valeriano Yancha eta

PETRA VDA. DE CARCALLAS, widow and her children (who will be mentioned in the Petition proper), petitioners, vs. The Hon. Judge VALERIANO YANCHA, as Presiding Judge of Branch I, Court of First Instance of Bohol, and (Mrs.) AUREA TOJONG, respondents.

G.R. No. L-46401 | 1987-12-18

D E C I S I O N


PADILLA, J.:

An action for recovery of a parcel of land was filed with the respondent court by the private respondent against petitioners herein. After the pre-trial conference, trial on the merits ensued. On the day set for the reception of evidence of the defendants (now petitioners), the latter and their counsel failed to appear. On the same day, that is, 23 February 1977, the trial court issued an order considering the case submitted for decision 1. On the following day, however, defendants through counsel filed a motion for reconsideration. 2 This was denied by the respondent court in an order dated 14 March 1977. A...