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Spouses Roberto Buado and Venus Buado Vs. The Honorable Court of Appeals, et al.

SPOUSES ROBERTO BUADO and VENUS BUADO, Petitioners, versus THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, Former Division, and ROMULO NICOL, Respondents.

G.R. No. 145222 | 2009-04-24

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

Before this Court is a petition for certiorari assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 47029 and its Resolution denying the motion for reconsideration thereof.

The case stemmed from the following factual backdrop:

On 30 April 1984, Spouses Roberto and Venus Buado (petitioners) filed a complaint for damages against Erlinda Nicol (Erlinda) with Branch 19 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bacoor, Cavite, docketed as Civil Case No. 84-33. Said action originated from Erlinda Nicol's civil liability arising from the criminal offense of slander filed against her by petitioners.

On 6...