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Manotok Realty, Inc. vs. CLT Realty Development Corp. [SEPARATE OPINION, DISSENTING, SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.]

MANOTOK REALTY, INC. and MANOTOK ESTATE CORPORATION, Petitioners, versus CLT REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 123346 | 2007-12-14

DISSENTING OPINION

SANDOVAL–GUTIERREZ, J.:
 
“Justice delayed is justice denied.” Let this 
Court be the shining example of speedy justice 
for the lower courts to emulate.
 
At the outset, I must stress that the final resolution of these cases has been delayed unnecessarily and has dragged on far too long, thereby causing prejudice to the parties. The oldest[1] of these three consolidated cases was instituted in the trial court way back on December 18, 1979. It is now nearly thirty (30) long years since then and the Court En Banc has just resolved petitioners’ motions for...