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ATIKO TRANS, INC. and CHENG LIE NAVIGATION CO., LTD., Petitioners, vs. PRUDENTIAL GUARANTEE AND ASSURANCE, INC., Respondent.

Atiko Trnas, Inc., et al. vs. Prudential Guarantee and Assurance, Inc.

G.R. No. 167545 | 2011-08-17



Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila


FIRST DIVISION


G.R. No. 167545               August 17, 2011


ATIKO TRANS, INC. and CHENG LIE NAVIGATION CO., LTD., Petitioners,

vs.

PRUDENTIAL GUARANTEE AND ASSURANCE, INC., Respondent.


D E C I S I O N


DEL CASTILLO, J.:


Where service of summons upon the defendant principal is coursed thru its co-defendant agent, and the latter happens to be a domestic corporation, the rules on service of summons upon a domestic private juridical entity1 must be strictly complied with. Otherwise, the court cannot be said to have acquired jurisdiction over the person of both...