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4 Bpi VS Mendoza
4 Bpi VS Mendoza
4 Bpi VS Mendoza
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* FIRST DIVISION.
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what the RTC did in this case, since it was in a better position to
assess and weigh the evidence presented during the trial.
Civil Law; Quasi-Contracts; Solutio Indebiti; Bank of the
Philippine Islands’ (BPI’s) payment of the proceeds of the subject
check was due to a mistaken notion that such check was cleared,
when in fact, it was dishonored due to an alteration in the amount
indicated
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PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari1 is the
Decision2 dated February 4, 2011 and the Resolution3
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argued that BPI had no cause of action against him and his
mother, Maria.16
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The CA’s Ruling
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In a Decision dated February 4, 2011, the CA reversed
and set aside the RTC’s ruling, and consequently,
dismissed BPI’s complaint for lack of merit.22 It held that
BPI failed to prove the dishonor of the subject check, since:
(a) the presen-
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30 See Republic v. Galeno, G.R. No. 215009, January 23, 2017, 815
SCRA 191.
31 Ogawa v. Menigishi, 690 Phil. 359, 367; 676 SCRA 14, 22 (2012),
citing Amoroso v. Alegre, Jr., 552 Phil. 22, 34; 524 SCRA 641, 652 (2007).
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32 See Diaz v. People, G.R. No. 208113, December 2, 2015, 776 SCRA
43, 50.
33 Records, p. 12.
34 Id., at p. 13.
35 Id., at p. 14.
36 See Reyes v. Nieva, A.C. No. 8560, September 6, 2016, 802 SCRA
196, citing People v. Mangune, 698 Phil. 759, 771; 685 SCRA 578, 590
(2012).
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(d) When the original is a public record in the custody of a public officer
or is recorded in a public office.
41 Id.
42 See Heirs of Margarita Prodon v. Heirs of Maximo S. Alvarez and
Valentina Clave, 717 Phil. 54, 66; 704 SCRA 465, 478 (2013), citing
Citibank, N.A. Mastercard v. Teodoro, 458 Phil. 480, 487; 411 SCRA 577,
584-585 (2003).
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SO ORDERED.
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