Republic of the Philippines

COURT OF APPEALS
MANILA

CA-GR CV No. 123456

RTC Br. 146, Makati City
Case No. 15-1234
For: Declaration of Nullity of Contract

THE ESTATE OF MIGUEL CRUZ, REPRESENTED BY

THE HEIRS OF THE DECEDENT, JUAN AND ANGELA
CRUZ,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,

-versus-

XYZ BANK & TRUST COMPANY AND MARIE

DECASA ,
Defendants-Appellees.

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BRIEF FOR APPELLEE

XYZ BANK & TRUST COMPANY

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GO AND UMALI
Counsel for XYZ Bank & Trust Company
Unit 12 A, 12th Floor, Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
Sapphire Road, Ortigas Center
1600 Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel No. (+632) 535-5522
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Page No/s.

Statement of the Case 1

Counter-Statement of Facts 6

Issue 10

Arguments and Discussion 10

Prayer 26
 AUTHORITIES AND CASES CITED
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Baltazar v. Laxa 7
[G.R. No. 174489, April 11, 2012]

Article 799, Civil Code 7

Article 800, Civil Code 7

Section 1, Rule 133 of the Rules of Court 8

Vitarich Corporation v. Losin 8

[G.R. No. 181560, November 15, 2010]

Sancho v. Abella 8
[G.R. No. L-39033, November 13, 1933]

Peaverde v. Peaverde 13
[GR No. 131141, October 20, 2000]

Philippine Postal Corporation v. Court of 15

Appeals
[GR No. 173590, December 9, 2013]

Ao-as v. Court of Appeals 15

[GR No. 128464, June 20, 2006]

Section 1, Rule 73 of the Rules of Court 16

De Leon v. Court of Appeals 17

[GR No. 128781, August 6, 2002]

Estate of Cabacungan v. Laigo 18

[GR No. 175073, August 15, 2011]

Romero v. Court of Appeals 19

[GR No. 188921, April 18, 2012]

Marcos II v. Court of Appeals 22

[GR No. 120880, June 5, 1997]
Sections 1 and 2, Rule 3 of the Rules of 24
Court

Heirs of Yaptinchay v. Del Rosario 24

[GR No. 124320, March 2, 1999]

Reyes v. Enriquez 24
[GR No. 162956, April 10, 2008]

Ibonilla v. Province of Cebu 25

[GR No. 97643, June 26, 1992]

Carandang v. Heirs of De Guzman 25

[G.R. No. 160347, November 29, 2006]

Tankiko v. Cezar 25
[G.R. No. 131277, February 2, 1999]

Travel Wide Associated Sales (Phils.), Inc. 25

v. Court of Appeals
[G.R. No. 77356, July 15, 1991]