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RCBC vs. F. Franco Transport, Inc

RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. F. FRANCO TRANSPORT, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MA. LIZA FRANCO-CRUZ, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 191202 | 2018-11-21

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The trial court cannot dismiss the appeal taken against its own judgment or final order except on the ground that the appeal was taken out of time, or that the required docket and other lawful fees were not paid in full. Only the appellate court may dismiss the appeal upon other grounds.
 
The Case

The petitioner appeals the adverse ruling promulgated on August 12, 2009,[1] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) reversed the orders issued respectively in LRC CAD REC. No. 11546 and LRC CAD REC. No. 4004 on January 8, 2008 and April 4, 2008 by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Manila,[2] and...