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Vill Transport Service, Inc. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

VILL TRANSPORT SERVICE, INC., petitioner, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, THE ENERGY CORPORATION, and the DEPUTY SHERIFF of the Regional Trial Court, Makati, Metro Manila, respondents. Romualdo M. Jubay for petitioner. Castillo, Laman, Tan & Pantaleon for private respondent.

G.R. No. 76232 | 1991-01-18

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, C.J.:

The issue in this petition for review on certiorari is whether or not notice of a decision served upon counsel in a case who did not leave a forwarding address after he had moved from his address of record, is a valid service thereby making the decision final and executory after the lapse of the period to appeal.

The facts as found by the Court of Appeals are as follows:

In Civil Case No. 45167 before the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch CXLI, defendant Vill Transport Service, Inc. (Vill Transport for brevity) was held liable for damages for breach of contract in favor of the plaintiff Energy...