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Alexander Van Twest, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

ALExANDER VAN TWEST and THE HON. SALVADOR P. DE GUZMAN, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 142, petitioners, vs. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS and GLORIA ANACLETO, respondents.

G.R. No. 106253 | 1994-02-10

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

On March 1990, petitioner Alexander Van Twest filed a complaint against private respondent Gloria Anacleto and International Corporate Bank ("Interbank") for recovery of a sum of money with prayer for a writ of preliminary injunction, before Branch 142 of the Regional Trial Court of Makati, where the action was docketed as Civil Case No. 90-659. 1

Petitioner alleged in his complaint that in 1989, he and private respondent opened a joint foreign currency savings account with Interbank to hold funds which "belonged entirely and exclusively" to petitioner, to "facilitate the funding of certain business...