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Barangay 24 of Legazpi City vs Elias Imperial

BARANGAY 24 OF LEGAZPI CITY represented by BGY. CHAIRMAN RICARDO ABUNDA, petitioner, vs. ELIAS IMPERIAL, respondent.

G.R. No. 140321 | 2000-08-24

R E S O L U T I O N 

GONZAGA-REYES, J.: 

The only question presented before us in this petition for review on certiorari is whether the appellate court correctly dismissed a special civil action for certiorai for failure of petitioner to pay the proper docket fees within the prescribed period. 

This case originated from an action for forcible entry filed by respondent Elias S. Imperial with the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) on March 6, 1995 against Barangay 24 of Legazpi City, as represented by its then incumbent barangay chairman - Lorenzo Jarcia, which case was docketed as Civil Case No. 4132. Respondent sought to recover...