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Spouses Rosario v s. Alvar

SPOUSES FIRMO S. ROSARIO AND AGNES ANNABELLE DEAN-ROSARIO, PETITIONERS, VS. PRISCILLA P. ALVAR, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 212731 | 2017-09-06

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
"Under the doctrine of conclusiveness of judgment, facts and issues actually and directly resolved in a former suit cannot again be raised in any future case between the same parties, even if the latter suit may involve a different claim or cause of action."[1]

This Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assails the May 27, 2014 Decision[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R.CV No. 98928.

Factual Antecedents

On separate dates in 1989, petitioner Agnes Annabelle Dean-Rosario (Agnes) borrowed from respondent Priscilla Alvar (Priscilla) a total of...