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Tomasita Aquino vs. Pedro T. Santiago, etal.

TOMASITA AQUINO, petitioner, vs. HON. PEDRO T. SANTIAGO and SPOUSES EUFEMIA R. ROXAS, and FLORO ROXAS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-56362 | 1988-05-28

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

On April 22, 1980, a complaint for the collection of a sum of money was f led by spouses Eufemia Roxas and Floro Roxas against Tomasita Aquino in the Court of First Instance of Bataan with a prayer for preliminary attachment docketed as Civil Case No. 4627. A writ of preliminary attachment was issued on April 30, 1980 by the trial court as prayed for upon a bond filed by the plaintiffs in the amount of P20,000.00 which was enforced by the sheriff by levying and placing under custodio legis certain properties of the defendant. An answer was filed by defendant with counterclaim alleging as defense...