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David vs Manila Bulletin Publishing Co., Inc

FLORENTINA D. DAVID, petitioner, vs. MANILA BULLETIN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., respondent.

G.R. No. 139272 | 2000-12-05

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The factual findings of a trial court, when affirmed by the Court of Appeals, are accorded respect and finality, unless tainted with arbitrariness or palpable error. Petitioner has not been able to demonstrate why her case should be exempted from this well-settled jurisprudence.

The Case
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari of the June 30, 1999 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA)[2] in CA-GR CV No. 44953. Affirming the Regional Trial Court of Manila, which had dismissed petitioner's Complaint for Damages, the CA disposed as follows:

"WHEREFORE, premises considered, the decision of...