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Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence > Year 1961 > November 1961 Decisions > G.R. No. L-14113 November 21, 1961 - JOSEPHINE COTTON vs HON. NATIVIDAD ALMEDA-LOPEZ:

EN BANC

[G.R. No. L-14113. November 21, 1961.]

JOSEPHINE COTTON, as guardian of the minor GENEVIEVE CYNTHIA BALTAO, Petitioner, vs HON. NATIVIDAD ALMEDA-LOPEZ, as Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the City of Manila, and EUGENIO S. BALTAO, Repondent.

Lino M. Patajo and Eugenio T. Estavillo for repondents.

Jose W. Diokno for Petitioner.

SYLLABUS

1 COST; PARTIAL EXECUTION AND COMPLIANCE OF JUDGEMENT; ITS LEGAL EFFECT. — Upon considering the motion for reconsideration filed by petitioner and it appearing that the obligation imposed upon respondent Eugenio S. Baltao by the judgement were complied with by said Baltao only after a court order, the motion to reconsider the grant of costs against oetitioner is hereby granted and the decision is, with respect to the grant of costs to respondent Baltao, set aside

R E S O L U T I O N

LABRADOR, J.:

Upon considering the motion for reconsideration filed by petitioner and it appearing that the obligation imposed upon respondent Eugenio S. Baltao by the judgement were complied with by said Baltao only after a court order, the motion to reconsider the grant of costs against petitioner is hereby granted and decision is, with respect to the grant of costs to respondent Baltao, set aside.

Bengzon, C.J., Padilla, Bautista Angelo, Concepcion, Reyes, J.B.L., Barrera, Paredes, Dizon and De Leon, JJ., concur.

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