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Vinzons-Chato vs. Fortune Tobacco Corp.

LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO, Petitioner, versus FORTUNE TOBACCO CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 141309 | 2007-06-19

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Petitioner assails the May 7, 1999 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 47167, which affirmed the September 29, 1997 Order[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Marikina, Branch 272, in Civil Case No. 97-341-MK, denying petitioner's motion to dismiss. The complaint filed by respondent sought to recover damages for the alleged violation of its constitutional rights arising from petitioner's issuance of Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 37-93 (RMC 37-93), which the Court declared invalid in Commissioner of...