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Joe Hodges vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

JOE HODGES, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, HEIRS OF LEON P. GELLADA, plaintiff-appellee in Civil Case No. 6512, ROMEO MEDIODIA, plaintiff-appellant in Civil Case No. 6513, and HEIRS OF FERNANDO MIRASOL, plaintiff-appellee in Civil Case No. 6516, respondents.

G.R. No. 87617 | 1990-04-06

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

What is the legal effect of the non-payment of the docket fees even before the promulgation of Manchester Development Corporation vs. Court of Appeals? 1 This is the decisive issue in this petition.

On April 7, 1964 Leon P. Gellada, a practicing lawyer, filed an action for damages against Joe Hodges in the Court of First Instance of Iloilo City, wherein plaintiff claimed damages against defendant for some alleged defamatory statements of defendant against plaintiff and his associates thus entitling him to moral damages of P400,000.00, damage to his law practice of P30,000.00, attorney's fees of P30,000.00,...