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Developement Bank vs. Clarges Corporation

DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. CLARGES CORPORATION, REALTY RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 170060 | 2016-08-17

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The admission of a third-party complaint lies within the sound discretion of the trial court. If leave to file a third-party complaint is denied, then the proper remedy is to file a separate case, not to insist on the admission of the third-party complaint all the way up to this Court.
 
This resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Court of Appeals Decision[2] dated June 22, 2005 in CA-G.R. CV No. 56570. The Court of Appeals affirmed the Regional Trial Court Decision[3] ordering the Development Bank of the Philippines to deliver to Clarges Realty Corporation a...