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uano Arrastre Service, Inc. Vs. Peary G. Aleonar, Et Al.

OUANO ARRASTRE SERVICE, INC., petitioner, vs. THE HON. PEARY G. ALEONAR, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court of Cebu, Branch XXI and INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., and THE COURT OF APPEALS, ** respondents. Ledesma, Saludo & Associates for petitioner. J.D. Palma & Associates for private respondent.

G.R. No. 97664 | 1991-10-10

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

Private respondent International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("IPI") filed a complaint before the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City against Mercantile Insurance Company, Inc. ("Mercantile") and petitioner Ouano Arrastre Service, Inc. ("OASI") for replacement of certain equipment imported by IPI which were insured by Mercantile but were lost on arrival in Cebu City, allegedly because of mishandling by petitioner OASI.

Petitioner OASI's answer was filed by the law firm of Ledesma, Saludo and Associates ("LSA") and signed by Atty. Manuel Trinidad of the Cebu office or branch of LSA. However, sometime thereafter,...