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Amor-Catalan vs. Court of Appeals

FELICITAS AMOR-CATALAN, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS, MANILA, ORLANDO B. CATALAN and MEROPE E. BRAGANZA, Respondents

G.R. No. 167109 | 2007-02-06

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION 
 
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 
 
This petition for review assails the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 69875 dated August 6, 2004, which reversed the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Dagupan City, Branch 44, in Civil Case No. D-10636, declaring the marriage between respondents Orlando B. Catalan and Merope E. Braganza void on the ground of bigamy, as well as the Resolution[3] dated January 27, 2005, which denied the motion for reconsideration. 
 
Petitioner Felicitas Amor-Catalan married respondent Orlando...