Tag: SERVICE OF SUMMONS

  • Montalban v. Maximo (G.R. No. L-22997, March 15, 1968) (CASE DIGEST)

    Facts Plaintiffs filed a suit in personam for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident against Fr. Gerardo Maximo. At the time the suit was commenced (August 15, 1958), Fr. Maximo, a resident parish priest, was temporarily absent from the Philippines, having left on August 7, 1958. Summons was served on August 15, 1958, at…

  • G.R. No. 182814: Mendoza vs. Court of Appeals, 8th Division (July 15, 2015) (CASE DIGEST)

    Facts Petitioners Ligaya Mendoza and Adelia Mendoza obtained a P12,000,000.00 loan from Bangko Kabayan (formerly Ibaan Rural Bank) secured by a Deed of Real Estate Mortgage over 71 parcels of land. Upon default, the private respondent bank filed a Complaint for Judicial Foreclosure. The Regional Trial Court (RTC) rendered a Judgment on the Pleadings on…

  • Gatmaytan vs. Dolor (G.R. No. 198120, February 20, 2017) (CASE DIGEST)

    Facts  Petitioner Mercedes S. Gatmaytan was the losing party in an action for reconveyance before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC). Gatmaytan’s counsel, Atty. Raymond Palad, filed a Notice of Change of Address on June 8, 2004, updating his address from No. 117 West Avenue to Unit 602, No. 42 Prince Jun Condominium, Timog…

  • Palma v. Galvez, G.R. No. 165273 (March 10, 2010) (CASE DIGEST)

    Facts Petitioner Leah Palma filed an action for damages against the Philippine Heart Center and several medical personnel, including private respondent Psyche Elena Agudo, a resident nurse, alleging professional negligence for the unauthorized removal of her right ovary. Alias summons was served upon Agudo through substituted service at her residence, accepted and signed by her…