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Nicolas vs, Mariano

LUZ S. NICOLAS, PETITIONER, VS. LEONORA C. MARIANO, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 201070 | 2016-08-01

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
When both parties are in pari delicto or in equal fault, none of them may expect positive relief from the courts in the interpretation of their agreement; instead, they shall be left as they were at the time the case was filed.

This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assails the Court of Appeals' (CA) June 21, 2011 Decision[2] and March 1, 2012 Resolution[3] denying herein petitioner's Motion for Partial Reconsideration[4] in CA-G.R. CV No. 93532.

Factual Antecedents

The CA's summation of the facts is hereby adopted, thus:

The subject of the instant controversy is the one-half portion...