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Jose Menchavez, et al. vs Florentino Teves Jr

JOSE MENCHAVEZ, JUAN MENCHAVEZ JR., SIMEON MENCHAVEZ, RODOLFO MENCHAVEZ, CESAR MENCHAVEZ, REYNALDO, MENCHAVEZ, ALMA ENCHAVEZ, ELMA ENCHAVEZ, CHARITO M. MAGA, FE M. POTOT, THELMA M. REROMA, MYRNA M. YBA?EZ, and SARAH M. VILLABER, Petitioners, versus FLORENTINO TEVES JR., Respondent.

G.R. No. 153201 | 2005-01-26

THIRD DIVISION
DECISION
 
PANGANIBAN, J.:
 
Avoid contract is deemed legally nonexistent.  It produces no legal effect.  As a general rule, courts leave parties to such a contract as they are, because they are in pari delicto or equally at fault.  Neither party is entitled to legal protection.
 
The Case
 
Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the February 28, 2001 Decision[2] and the April 16, 2002 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR CV No. 51144.  The challenged Decision disposed as follows:
 
“WHEREFORE, the assailed decision is hereby...