June 2004 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions/Resolutions
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Ayson v. Enriquez : 152438 : June 17, 2004 : J. Panganiban : First Division : Decision
FIRST DIVISION
[G.R. NO. 152438 : June 17, 2004]
LOLITA R. AYSON, Petitioner, v. MARINA ENRIQUEZ vda. DE CARPIO, Respondent.
D E C I S I O N
PANGANIBAN, J.:
Defects in a complaint are deemed waived when the parties go to trial without challenging them.Thus, when the plaintiff, without objection from the defendant, introduces evidence to prove a particular cause of action not alleged in the original complaint, and the defendant voluntarily produces witnesses and other evidence to meet the cause of action thus established, the issue is joined as fully and as effectively as if it were previously pleaded.
The Case
Before us is a Petition for Review1 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, challenging the October 9, 2001 Decision2 and the February 5, 2002 Resolution3 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR SP No. 63088.The assailed Decision disposed as follows:chanroblesvirtua1awlibrary
WHEREFORE, FOREGOING PREMISES CONSI-DERED, this petition is DENIED DUE COURSE and accordingly DISMISSED.4 cralawred
The assailed Resolution denied petitioners Motion for Reconsideration.
The Facts
The facts were summarized by the appellate court as follows:chanroblesvirtua1awlibrary
Petitioner was the owner of three (3) parcels of land in Manibang, Porac, Pampanga covered respectively by Transfer Certificates of Title (TCT) Nos. 147096-R, 155262-R and 155362-R.
Petitioner has been in possession of the aforesaid properties being the owner thereof.
On August 29, 1980, petitioner mortgaged said properties to the Philippine National Bank, Angeles City Branch (Bank) .These were subsequently foreclosed by the Bank.After failing to redeem within the prescribed period, petitioners TCTs were canceled and new ones were issued in the name of the Bank on May 14, 1985, to wit:
a)