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George F. Salonga, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

GEORGE F. SALONGA and SOLID INTERTAIN CORPORATION, petitioner vs. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JULIO R. LOGARTA, and PAUL GENEVE ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 111478 | 1997-03-13

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

Are the professional lapses, inefficiency, carelessness and negligence of a lawyer enough to annul a default judgment? Do they constitute "extrinsic fraud"? Alternatively, do they amount to deprivation of due process? Is a motion (as distinguished from an independent and separate petition) sufficient to vest contempt jurisdiction on a trial court? These questions are answered by the Court as it resolves this petition assailing the Decision of respondent Court of Appeals 1 in CA-G.R. SP No. 29138 promulgated on August 26, 1993, affirming with slight modification the judgment by default rendered by the...