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University of the East vs. Jader

UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST, petitioner, vs. ROMEO A. JADER, respondent.

G.R. No. 132344 | 2000-02-17

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:
 
May an educational institution be held liable for damages for misleading a student into believing that the latter had satisfied all the requirements for graduation when such is not the case? This is the issue in the instant petition for review premised on the following undisputed facts as summarized by the trial court and adopted by the Court of Appeals (CA),1 to wit:
 
Plaintiff was enrolled in the defendants' College of Law from 1984 up to 1988. In the first semester of his last year (School year 1987-1988), he failed to...