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SECOND DIVISION

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,OSTON EIT/ ESOCES( INC.( petitione0( 1s. COT OF 233E2LS 2ND LOLIT2G. TOLEDO( 0espondents.

DECISION

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,e6o0e t7e Cou0t is a 3etition 6o0 e1ie8 on Ce0tio0a0i see9ing to 0e1e0se and set

aside5 :; t7e Deution( ) dated

2ugust )**& o6 t7e Cou0t o6 2ppea>s in C2-G.. S3 No. ==?=&. T7e >enged

deed a Motion 6o0 Lea1e to 2dBit 2Bended 2ns8e0 " in 87i>eged( aBong ot7e0s( t7at 7e0 7usband and To>edo

:Manue>;( is a>0eady dead. = T7e deat7 be

substituted by 7is d0en as pa0ty-de6endants. It appea0s t7at t7is Botion 8as

g0anted by t7e t0ia>


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0espondent 8as gi1en a pe0iod o6 A6teen days 8it7in 87ie a deBu00e0 to

e1idenes o6 Cou0t

87iing t7e ans8e0 to t7e

aint o0 p>eading asse0ting a aiB( a Botion to disBiss Bay be Bade . . . . "

espondent@s Botion 6o0 0e 8as >i9e8ise denied

on t7e g0ound t7at de6endants@ attaa

>eging t7at t7e t0ia> y e00ed and g0a1e>y abused its diseBenta0y t7at unta0i>y appea0ed o0 subBitted to t7e


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It s7ou>d be st0essed t7at 87en t7e aint 8as A>ed( de6endant Manue> S. To>edo

8as a>0eady dead. T7e aint s7ou>d 7a1e iBp>eaded t7e estate o6 Manue> S.

To>edo as de6endant( not on>y t7e 8i6e( S.

To>edo is an indispensab>e pa0ty( 87iigation o6

Manue> S. To>edo is so>ida0y 8it7 anot7e0 debto0( . . .( t7e aiB . . . s7ou>d be A>ed

against t7e estate o6 Manue> S. To>edo( in es o6 Cou0t( . . . . )*

T7e Cou0t o6 2ppea>s denied petitione0@s Botion 6o0 0eding t7at5

. espondent is a>0eady estopped 60oB uestioning t7e t0ia> e pa0ty as t7e estate o6

Manue> is not an indispensab>e pa0tyH

#. T7e inusion o6 Manue> as pa0ty-de6endant is a Be0e Bisoinde0 o6 pa0ty not

8a00anting t7e disBissa> o6 t7e o8e0 e pa0ty( it is not nee its aiB against t7e estate o6 Manue>.

In essens e00ed in g0anting t7e 80it o6 > sett>ed is t7e 0u>e t7at t7e spe a by t7e t0ia> y inte0>o>y disposes o6 a > >ea1es soBet7ing to be

done by t7e y de


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p0ope0 0eBedy in su


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On May #( )**%( de6endants soug7t again t7e issuanate0 uestioning it(

espe>y sin


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3etitione0@s a0guBent is Bisp>aed to


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EFFECT OF F2ILE TO 3LE2D

Seeadings o0 t7e e1idena


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In t7e A0st p>a t7e

de6endants(


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it. Ob1ious>y( it is no8 iBpossib>e 6o0 Se0eno to in1o9e t7e saBe in 1ie8 o6 7is

deat7. Neit7e0 o6 t7e de6endants. Fai>u0e to

se01e suBBons on Se0eno@s pe0son 8i>> not be a o6 t7e

aint against t7e ot7e0 de6endants(

e pa0ty

u>e #( Sees o6 Cou0t states5

SEC. ". CoBpu>so0y oinde0 o6 indispensab>e pa0ties. K 3a0ties-in-inte0est

8it7out 87oB no Ana> dete0Bination be oined eit7e0

as p>aintis o0 de6endants.

2n indispensab>e pa0ty is one 87o 7as su


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t7e ay be a1oid Bu>tip>e >itigations. %? ying t7e 6o0egoing p0onoune pa0ty to t7e >eigation o6 Manue> and 7is 8i6e( 0espondent 7e0ein( is so>ida0y.

T7e >y %& :in so>eBn; p0oBise to pay

,OSTON EIT/ ESOCES( INC. . . . t7e suB o6 3ESOS5 [ONE MILLION FO

NDED :3(%**(***.**;+ . . . . %"

T7e p0o1isions and stipu>ations o6 t7e o8ed by t7e 0espe Code( petitione0 Bay >eigation 60oB 0espondent on>y. T7e a6o0eBentioned p0o1ision states5 T7e

> o6 t7eB

siBu>taneous>y. T7e deBand Bade against one o6 t7eB s7a>> not be an obstae to

t7ose 87iy be di0eong as t7e debt

7as not been 6u>>y >ee is not an indispensab>e pa0ty to petitione0@s

aint 6o0 suB o6 Boney.

o8e1e0( t7e Cou0t o6 2ppea>s( ag0eeing 8it7 t7e d

t7at t7e aiB o6 petitione0 s7ou>d 7a1e been A>ed against t7e estate o6 Manue> in

a aiBs 6o0 Boney against t7e de epenses and udgBent 6o0 Boney against t7e deed

8it7in t7e tiBe >iBited in t7e notied against t7e

dey debto0( 8it7out p0eudi


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In d t7at 87e0e t8o pe0sons a0e bound in so>iduB 6o0 t7e

saBe debt and one o6 t7eB dies( t7e 87o>e indebtedness atte0( t7e deiabi>ity being abso>ute and p0iBa0yH . . . . It is

e1ident 60oB t7e 6o0egoing t7at See =" p0o1ides t7e p0od

t7e ate0 ippine

Nationa> ,an9 1. 2suns t7at

not7ing t7e0ein p0e1ents a y sets up t7e p0oida0y

debto0. . . .

It is ea0 t7at 20tie )& o6 t7e Ne8 Ci1i> Code is t7e app>ie p0o1ision

in t7is Batte0. Said p0o1ision gi1es t7e > o6 t7eB siBu>taneous>y. T7e e6t to t7e so>ida0y > en6o0e


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against t7e su01i1ing debto0s to p0ospe0( 8ou>d dep0i1e 7iB o6 7is substanti1e 0ig7ts

p0o1ided by 20tie )& o6 t7e Ne8 Ci1i> Code. :EBp7asis supp>ied.; EDC2I

2s es o6 Cou0t

8e0e app>ied >ite0a>>y( 20tie )& o6 t7e Ne8 Ci1i> Code 8ou>d( in eeed sines o6 Cou0t( petitione0 7as no ida0y debto0s. Su

Code( t7e 6o0Be0 being Be0e>y p0o( 87i>e t7e >atte0( substanti1e.

,ased on t7e 6o0egoing( t7e estate o6 Manue> is not an indispensab>e pa0ty and t7e

o6 an a


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be6o0e t7e suBBons( toget7e0 8it7 a u0e to eeed a Motion to

DisBiss t7e CoBp>aint 87ied as a aiB against t7e estate o6 3at0i o0 u0idi

pe0sons( o0 entities aut7o0ied by >a8 Bay be pa0ties in a aying t7is

p0o1ision o6 >a8( t7e Cou0t( in t7e itante( ?% 7e>d5 TaCE2

3a0ties Bay be eit7e0 p>aintis o0 de6endants. . . . . In o0de0 to Baintain an a eistena8 and possessed o6 a >ega> entity as eit7e0 a natu0a> o0

an a0tiA pe0son( and no suit a86u>>y p0oseega> pe0sona>ity o6

a pa0ty de6endant is a uestion o6 substan pe0sona>ity. Je ag0ee.


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asse0ting t7e aiB states no ita G. To>edo

on>y( in a

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