Uy vs First Metro Integrated Steel

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ELPIDIO S. UY, G.R. No. 167245

Petitioner,

Present:

Panganiban, C.J. (Chairperson),

- verss - !nares-"antiago,

#stria-$artine%,

Ca&&e'o, "r., an

Chio-Na%ario,JJ.

FIRST METRO INTEGRATED

STEEL CORP. and HON. ANTONIO

I. DE CASTRO, in his capacity as

P!sidin" #$d"!, R!"i%na& Tia& C%$t,

Nati%na& Capita& #$dicia& R!"i%n, Pro*&gate:

'anch (, Mani&a, Responents. "epte*ber 27, 2++6

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DECISION

YNARES)SANTIAGO,J.:

his petition or revie/ ner R&e 45 o the R&es o Cort assai&s the

0eision1o the Cort o #ppea&s in C#-G.R. "P No. 31+46 ate #gst 27,

2++4 is*issing petitioner &piio ". s petition or ertiorari an its

Reso&tion2ate 8ebrar 22, 2++5 ening the *otion or reonsieration.

he ats sho/ that on 9& 5, 1, private responent 8irst $etro

;ntegrate "tee& Corporation (8$;"C) i&e a o*p&aint or s* o *one /ith

praer or /rit o pre&i*inar attah*ent against Robert 9an (Robert),

$i&an ;ntegrate Constrtion Co*pan ($;CC) an herein petitioner &piio

, /ith the Regiona& ria& Cort o $ani&a, /hih /as o.>
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;t is a&&ege that on 9ne >, 5 an 6, 13, 8$;"C e&ivere to $;CC,

Robert an petitioner eor*e stee& bars va&e at P65,311.++. ?n 9ne , 13,

Robert a&&ege& e&ivere to 8$;"C $etroban< Che< No. +4232 in the a*ont

o P65,311.++ isse b petitioner as pa*ent. @o/ever, the he< /as

ishonore pon present*ent an espite e*ans, $;CC, Robert an petitioner

rese to pa, hene the o*p&aint.

;n their #ns/er /ith Conter&ai* an Cross&ai*, Robert an $;CC

a&&ege that the are strangers to the ontrat bet/een 8$;"C an petitionerA that

Robert *ere& reerre petitioner to 8$;"CA that petitioner &et his he< in

Roberts oie /hih /as pi


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hearing /as ane&&e an reshe&e to 0ee*ber 1>, 2++1. @o/ever,

on 0ee*ber 1+, 2++1, #tt. $o&ina /ithre/ his appearane as petitioners

onse& /ith the &atters onsent. ?n0ee*ber 1>, 2++1, #tt. 0ani&o =aDares

entere his appearane an reEeste or a resetting on 8ebrar 14 an 23,

2++21+/hih /as grante b the tria& ort. ?n 8ebrar 14, 2++2, #tt. =aDares

appeare bt instea o presenting eviene or the petitioner, he reEeste or a

postpone*ent an resetting o the hearing.11

0ring the she&e hearing on 8ebrar 23, 2++2, #tt. =aDares arrive

&ate. pon *otion o 8$;"C, the tria& ort orere that petitioners right to

present eviene is ee*e /aive an the parties /ere irete to i&e their

respetive *e*oran*.12 he ase /as ee*e sb*itte or eision

on Nove*ber 13, 2++2.1>

#tt. =aDares /ithre/ his appearane on 9anar 3, 2++> /ith petitioners

onor*it.14

?n $arh 7, 2++>, the tria& ort renere 'g*ent,15the ispositive

portion o /hih reas as o&&o/s:

F@R8?R, 'g*ent is hereb renere in avor o p&ainti

orering eenant &piio to pa the or*er:

a) the s* o P6+,+++ /ith interest thereon at 12

per ann* ro* 9& 13 nti& && paiA

b) the s* o P11+,+++.++ as attornes ees /hih is

16 o the prinipa& a*ontA an

) the osts o sit.
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0eenant Robert s ross-&ai* is enie as it is no/

aae*i. he onter&ai*s o both eenants herein against p&ainti

an against eah other are enie or &a< o *erit.

"? ?R0R0.16

?n #pri& 4, 2++>, petitioner reeive a op o the 0eision.

?n #pri& 21, 2++>, petitioner throgh #tt. as C. Carpio, 9r. i&e a

$otion or Ne/ ria&17on the gron o gross neg&igene o petitioners onse&

in ai&ing to atten the hearing or the reeption o eviene, ths i*pairing his

rights to e proess.

he tria& ort enie the *otion or ne/ tria& in an ?rer13ate ?tober

1, 2++>.

0issatisie, petitioner i&e /ith the Cort o #ppea&s a petition or

ertiorari /hih is*isse the petition in its assai&e 0eision ate #gst 27,

2++4. ;t he& that the tria& ort orret& enie the *otion or ne/ tria& bease it/as i&e ot o ti*e an that a petition or ertiorari is not the proper re*e or

the enia& o a *otion or ne/ tria&.

Petitioners *otion or reonsieration /as enie, hene, this reorse on

the grons that H

1. he "eventeenth (17th

) 0ivision o the Cort o #ppea&s grave&erre in ening e orse to the Petition or Certiorari on

tehnia& grons, that is, or the prporte ai&re o the

Petitioner to i&e /ith the Cort a Quo his $otion or Ne/ ria&

/ithin the reg&e*entar perio to appea& an that the on& re*e

or the enia& o the &atter *otion is b appea&ing ro* the

9g*ent or 8ina& orer an not throgh a "peia& Civi& #tion


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In all t!e abo"e instances w!ere t!e #$dgment or final order is

not appeasable% t!e aggrie"ed party may file an appropriate special

ci"il action $nder &$le ' (*phasis spp&ie)

hs, the i&ing b the petitioner o a petition or ertiorari /ith the Cort o

#ppea&s ro* the enia& o the *otion or ne/ tria& b the tria& ort is proper.

Not/thstaning the oregoing, /e in that the tria& ort orret& enie

petitioners *otion or ne/ tria&.

"etion 1, R&e >7 provies that a *otion or ne/ tria& *a be i&e /ithin

the perio or ta, 2++1. Petitioner /as

represente b #tt. Carpio, 9r. as o&&aborating onse& ring the hearing
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on ?tober 25, 2++1 bt no eviene /as presente. ;nstea, the hearing /as

ane&&e. ?n 0ee*ber 1>, 2++1, #tt. =aDares, petitioners ne/ onse&,

appeare bt he reEeste or a resetting. ?n 8ebrar 14, 2++2, #tt. =aDares

*ove to postpone the hearing to 8ebrar 23, 2++2 as previos&

she&e. ?n 8ebrar 23, 2++2, #tt. =aDares arrive &ate.

"rtin o the reors is&ose that the hearings /ere postpone or

ane&&e /ithot an 'stiiation. @o/ever, the tria& ort ao**oate the

reEests or postpone*ent or resetting in orer to aor petitioner e

proess. ner the ir*stanes, /e in petitioners onse&s ai&re to atten

the seven she&e hearings /ithot 'stiiab&e reason tanta*ont

to in!*c$sa+&!neg&et. #s sh, it annot be a gron or ne/ tria&.

;n aition, the R&e reEires that *otions or ne/ tria& one on ra,

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Igoo aseJ27are *ere on&sions /hih i not provie the ort /ith an

basis or eter*ining the natre an *erit o the ase. #n aiavit o *erit sho&

state ats, an not *ere opinion or on&sions o &a/. 23 Petitioners *otion or

ne/ tria& an aiavit o *erit i not *ention the eviene /hih he /as

prevente ro* introing, nor i it a&&ege that sh eviene /o& hange the

oto*e o the ase.

Petitioners arg*ent that his onse&s neg&igene /as so gross that he /as

eprive o e proess ai&s to i*press. Gross neg&igene is not one o the

grons or a *otion or a ne/ tria&. Fe annot e&are his onse&s neg&igene

as gross as to &iberate hi* ro* the eets o his ai&re to present ontervai&ing

eviene.2 ;n!ir "hilippines Corporation #. $nternational %usiness !#iation

Ser#ices, "hils., $nc.,>+/e i not onsier as gross neg&igene the onse&s

resort to i&ator she*es, sh as (1) the i&ing o at &east three *otions to eten

the i&ing o petitioners #ns/erA (2) his nonappearane ring the she&e

pretria&sA an (>) the ai&re to i&e petitioners pretria& =rie, even ater the i&ing o

severa& $otions to eten the ate or i&ing.

=esies, /e in that petitioners an his onse&s neg&igene are

onrrent. 0ring the initia& hearing or the reeption o his eviene, petitioner

/as absent a&&ege& e to in&en%a. 0ring the seeing she&e hearings,

petitioner /as absent bt his &a/er, #tt. $o&ina, /as present bt i not present

an eviene. ;nstea, *otions or postpone*ent or resetting /ere *ae. ;n one

oasion, #tt. $o&ina /as absent bt #tt. Carpio, 9r. appeare as o&&aborating

onse&. "ti&&, no eviene /as presente bt a resetting /as again reEeste.

?n 0ee*ber 1>, 2++1, petitioner hire #tt. =aDares as his ne/ onse&,

an the hearings /ere set on 8ebrar 14 an 23, 2++2. 8or petitioner, ths, to
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eign an insist pon a &a< o a/areness o the progress o the ase is to n*as< a

penhant or the &iros.>1 Fhen he hire the servies o #tt. =aDares, it is

high& i*probab&e that he /as na/are o the stage o the proeeings. ;n or an averse eision, as in the instant

ase.


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HEREFORE, the instant petition is DENIEDor &a< o *erit.


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SO ORDERED.

Uy vs First Metro Integrated Steel

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