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Tiorosio-Espinosa vs. Hofilena-Europa

LUCITA TIOROSIO-ESPINOSA, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE PRESIDING JUDGE VIRGINIA HOFILEÑA-EUROPA, IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF DAVAO CITY, BRANCH 11, 11TH JUDICIAL REGION, DAVAO CITY, NICOLAS L. SUMAPIG, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SHERIFF IV OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, 11TH JUDICIAL REGION, DAVAO CITY AND NECEFERO JOVERO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 185746 | 2016-01-20

 
D E C I S I O N
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
We consider the propriety of the Court of Appeals' outright dismissal of a petition for certiorari on procedural grounds and whether the awards of moral damages, exemplary damages, and attorney's fees may be included in an execution pending appeal.
 
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Private respondent Necefero Jovero (Jovero) filed an action for damages against spouses Pompiniano Espinosa[1] and petitioner Lucita Tiorosio-Espinosa[2] (Spouses Espinosa) before the Regional Trial Court of Davao City (RTC). In the complaint, Jovero alleged that Spouses Espinosa maliciously filed several cases for...