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Manlar Rice Mill, Inc. vs. Deyto

MANLAR RICE MILL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LOURDES L. DEYTO, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE TRADE NAME "J.D. GRAINS CENTER" AND JENNELITA DEYTO ANG, A.K.A. "JANET ANG," RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 191189 | 2014-01-29

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
As a general rule, a contract affects only the parties to it, and cannot be enforced by or against a person who is not a party thereto.

This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] seeks to set aside the October 30, 2009 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 91239, entitled "Manlar Rice Mill, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, versus Lourdes L. Deyto, doing business under the trade name JD Grains Center, Defendant-Appellant," as well as its February 9, 2010 Resolution[3]denying reconsideration of the assailed judgment.

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