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Salud vs. The Court of Appeals, et al. [DECISION]

ISIDORA SALUD, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS and MELANIA GUERRERO, respondents

G.R. No. 100156 | 1994-06-27

D E C I S I O N
 
PUNO, J.:
 
This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assails the unjust application of the doctrine of res judicata to a non-party to a case. As the stringent, mechanical application of res judicata to the case at bench will work injustice, we grant the petition.
 
The facts in brief:
 
Petitioner Isidora Guerrero Salud and her late husband, Eusebio B. Salud, are the registered owners of an undivided one-half (1/2) share in certain parcels of land situated in Bacoor, Cavite. They are referred to as the Poblacion and Habay properties and the San Nicolas property, respectively...