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BF Citiland Corp. vs. Bangko Sentral

BF CITILAND CORPORATION, PETITIONER, V. BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 224912 | 2019-10-16

D E C I S I O N
 
J. REYES, JR., J.:
 
In forum shopping, what is critical is the vexation brought upon the courts and the litigants by a party who asks different courts to rule on the same or related causes and grant the same or substantially the same reliefs and in the process creates the possibility of conflicting decisions being rendered by the different fora upon the same issues. Willful and deliberate violation of the rule against forum shopping is a ground for summary dismissal of the case; it may also constitute direct contempt.[1]
 
The Facts
 
In May 2004, petitioner BF Citiland Corporation (BF Citiland) executed a...