Supreme Court decision · Civil Law

Galeon v. Galeon-Canda

G.R. No. L-30380 · Promulgated October 21, 1974 · Ponente: Antonio

In brief

This case is about the denial of a motion for reconsideration and the equitable deletion of costs imposed on private respondents.

Reconsideration, Costs, Court Decision, Deliberation, Dissent

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Full text

EN BANC

G.R. No. L-30380 October 21, 1974

LEONARDO GALEON, petitioner,
vs.
MARCIAL GALEON, ZOSIMA GALEON-CANDA, MATEO GALEON, and COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF QUEZON, BRANCH II, LUCENA CITY, respondents.

R E S O L U T I O N

ANTONIO, J.:

The Court, after deliberating on the motion of private respondents, RESOLVED: (a) to deny the reconsideration of the decision of February 28, 1973; and (b) to absolve, for equitable reasons, private respondents from the payment of costs by deleting from the dispositive part of said judgement, the phrase "Costs against private respondents."

Makalintal, C.J, Castro, Fernando, Makasiar, Esguerra, Fernandez, Muñoz Palma and Aquino, JJ., concur.ℒαwρhi৷

Teehankee, J., dissents but concurs in the deletion of costs.

Barredo, J. dissents.