Cezar Quiambao v. Bonifacio C · G.R. 192901

Petitioner: Cezar Quiambao
Respondent: Bonifacio C. Sumbilla
Citation: G.R. No. 192901
Court: Supreme Court
Division: Third Division
Ponente: Gaerlan, J.
Decided: February 1, 2023

Summary

This Supreme Court case involved consolidated petitions challenging a Court of Appeals decision that found no forum shopping when respondents filed three identical intra-corporate dispute cases in different Regional Trial Courts. The respondents, who were Board of Directors of Pacifica, Inc., filed the multiple cases due to conflicting corporate records showing different principal places of business, seeking to nullify an Annual Stockholders' Meeting. They sought SEC clarification but filed cases within the prescribed 15-day period to avoid losing their remedies. Upon receiving SEC's response confirming Makati as the proper venue, they immediately withdrew the other cases before any responsive pleadings were filed. The Supreme Court affirmed the CA's finding of no forum shopping, emphasizing that forum shopping requires deliberate intent to obtain favorable judgment through multiple filings, which was absent here due to legitimate venue confusion and immediate withdrawal of improper cases.

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