Soto vs Quedancor (Resolution)

8/13/2019 Soto vs Quedancor (Resolution)

1/4

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY

LYDIA W. SOTO,

Plaintiff,

- versus -

QUEDAN AND RURAL

CREDIT UARANTEE

CORPORATIONDefen!ants.

"- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "

CI#IL CASE NO. Q-$%-&'&()

*+r Delarati+n +f Nullit +f

Real Estate /+rt0a0e,

C+ntrats an! A0ree1ents

ORDER

*+r res+luti+n is t2e /+ti+n f+r Re+nsi!erati+n file! 3 t2e 4laintiff

L!ia W. S+t+, t2r+u02 +unsel an! t2e C+11ent5O44+siti+n file! 3

!efen!ant Que!an an! Rural Cre!it uarantee C+r4+rati+n 6Que!an+r f+rs2+rt7, t2r+u02 +unsel.

Plaintiff 1+ve! f+r t2e re+nsi!erati+n +f t2e Or!er +f t2is +urt

issue! +n *e3ruar ), '$89 !is1issin0 t2e C+14laint. Plaintiff alle0e! as

3asis +f 2er 1+ti+n t2at t2e S4eial P+:er +f Att+rne 6SPA7 aut2+ri;in0

I1el!a S+t+->). It is t2eref+re

4laintiff?s alle0ati+n t2at :2en I1el!a S+t+-


2/4

One +f t2is +urt?s 3asis f+r its Or!er !ate! *e3ruar ), '$89 0rantin0

!efen!ant?s /+ti+n t+ Dis1iss is 4laintiff?s failure t+ 4r+seute 2er ase f+r

a reas+na3le len0t2 +f ti1e. T2e +14laint :as als+ !is1isse! f+r la +f

ause +f ati+n as it :as file! +nl +n /a %, '$$% +r after t2e la4se +f t:+

ears fr+1 t2e filin0 3 !efen!ant +f a Petiti+n f+r *+rel+sure +f t2e

1+rt0a0e! 4r+4ert 4ursuant t+ At N+. 989&. T2e 4eri+! t+ re!ee1 t2e

f+rel+se! 4r+4ert 2as alrea! e"4ire! :2en t2e C+14laint :as file! an! a

ne: title alrea! issue! in t2e na1e +f !efen!ant Que!an+r.

A 1+ti+n f+r re+nsi!erati+n is n+t 4uttin0 f+r:ar! a ne: issue, +r

4resentin0 ne: evi!ene, +r 2an0in0 t2e t2e+r +f t2e ase, 3ut is +nl

seein0 a re+nsi!erati+n +f t2e =u!01ent +r final +r!er 3ase! +n t2e sa1e

issues, +ntenti+ns, an! evi!ene eit2er 3eause 6a7 t2e !a1a0es a:ar!e!

are e"essiveB +r 637 t2e evi!ene is insuffiient t+ =ustif t2e !eisi+n +r

final +r!erB +r 67 t2e !eisi+n +r final +r!er is +ntrar t+ la:. 6Heirs of

Spouses Reterta, et. al. vs. Spouses Mores, G.R. No. 159941, August 17,

20117 A 1+ti+n f+r re+nsi!erati+n :2i2 !+es n+t s4eif t2e fin!in0s +r

+nlusi+ns in t2e !eisi+n, :2i2 are n+t su44+rte! 3 t2e evi!ene +r

:2i2 are +ntrar t+ la: is 4r+ f+r1a, inten!e! 1erel t+ !ela t2e

4r+ee!in0s, an!, as su2, it is a 1ere sra4 +f 4a4er t2at ann+t sta t2e

4eri+! f+r tain0 an a44eal. (i!eros et. al. vs. Ro"ue et. al., G.R. No. #$

%&&%7 'eruar) 27, 1979*

Clearl, t2e /+ti+n f+r Re+nsi!erati+n file! 3 4laintiff !i! n+talle0e an err+r +n t2e 4art +f t2e +urt in its assaile! Or!er t+ :arrant

re+nsi!erati+n t2ere+f.

Plaintiff !i! n+t raise an reas+n +r 3asis :2 t2e +urt s2+ul! n+t

2ave !is1isse! t2e ase f+r failure t+ 4r+seute t2e ase :it2in a reas+na3le

len0t2 +f ti1e. Instea! 4laintiff re-a!+4ts, re-in+r4+rates, reiterates an! re-

4lea!s all alle0ati+ns an! aver1ents +ntaine! in 2er Petiti+n an!

C+11ent5O44+siti+n +n t2e Defen!ant?s /+ti+n t+ Dis1iss... Su2

alle0ati+ns an! aver1ents :ere 4reisel f+un! un1erit+ri+us 3 t2e +urt

in its assaile! Or!er. T2e 4laintiff, 2+:ever, faile! t+ ar0ue furt2er :2 t2at4r+n+une1ent +f t2e +urt is err+ne+us.

T2e +urt stan!s 3 its rulin0 t2at t2e C+14laint s2+ul! 3e !is1isse!

f+r 4laintiff?s failure t+ 4r+seute. T2e failure +f a 4laintiff t+ 4r+seute t2e

ati+n :it2+ut an =ustifia3le ause :it2in a reas+na3le 4eri+! +f ti1e :ill

0ive rise t+ t2e 4resu14ti+n t2at 2e is n+ l+n0er intereste! t+ +3tain fr+1 t2e

+urt t2e relief 4rae! f+r in 2is +14laintB 2ene, t2e +urt is aut2+ri;e! t+

+r!er t2e !is1issal +f t2e +14laint +n its +:n 1+ti+n +r +n 1+ti+n +f t2e

!efen!ants. 6+loisa Mer-a!isi!g /!., et. al. vs. a!o e ro !iversal

a!3, G.R. No. 19271, u!e 1%, 2012*

In its C+11ent5O44+siti+n +n t2e Defen!ant?s /+ti+n t+ Dis1iss,

4laintiff trie! t+ 4ut t2e 3la1e +n !efen!ant f+r t2e len0t2 +f ti1e it is tain0

t+ 2ave t2e ase res+lve!. Plaintiff even 4resente! a 2r+n+l+0 +f events

2i02li02tin0 t2e su44+se! !ela reate! 3 !efen!ant in t2e ase. +:ever,


3/4

t2e sa1e 2r+n+l+0 +f events s2+:s ei02t +asi+ns :2en eit2er 4laintiff +r

2er +unsel +r 3+t2 +f t2e1 :ere n+t 4resent in +urt. T2ere :ere als+ t2ree

instanes t2at 4laintiff a0ree! t+ 2ave t2e 4re-trial reset. Sine its filin0 +n

/a %, '$$% t2e ase is still +n its 4re-trial sta0e. If 4laintiff is reall

a!a1ant in 2avin0 t2e ase res+lve! s2e s2+ul! n+t a0ree! t+ su2 resettin0

t+ av+i! !ela in t2e ase.

It is als+ :+rt2 t+ n+te t2at 4laintiff?s 4revi+us +unsel :it2!re:

fr+1 t2e ase. In 2is N+tie +f Wit2!ra:al as C+unsel !ate! /ar2 8',

'$$F, t2e 4revi+us +unsel alle0e! t2at 4laintiff 2as +nsistentl an!

+ntinu+usl faile! t+ ++r!inate :it2 2i1. T2ere is t2eref+re a s2+:in0

earl +n in t2e ase t2at 4laintiff is n+t res+lute in 4r+seutin0 t2e ase.

Plaintiff insists t2at 2er ri02t as an 2eir +f t2e !eease! An!res P.

S+t+, Sr. an! as a +-+:ner +f t2e 1+rt0a0e! 4r+4ert 2as 3een 4re=u!ie!:2en I1el!a S+t+-


4/4

Att. Hristine Anne L. /ai@ue;

C+unsel f+r PlaintiffPu3li Att+rne?s Offie

Documents

Soto vs Quedancor (Resolution)