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until the condition of the party pleading laches has in good faith
become so changed that he cannot be restored to his former state, if
the rights be then enforced, due to loss of evidence, change of title,
intervention of equities, and other causes.Applying the said
doctrine to the instant case, the petitioner is in no way estopped
by laches in assailing the jurisdiction of the RTC, considering that
he raised the lack thereof in his appeal before the appellate court.
At that time, no considerable period had yet elapsed for laches to
attach. True, delay alone, though unreasonable, will not sustain
the
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NACHURA,J.:
When is a litigant estopped by laches from assailing the
jurisdiction of a tribunal? This is the paramount issue
raised in
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causing physical injuries to the latter which caused his death. (Id., at pp.
2324.)
4Id., at p. 26.
5Id., at p. 55.
6The dispositive portion of the trial courts decision reads:
WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, the Court finds the accused
Vinancio Figueroa y Cervantes GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the
crime of reckless imprudence resulting to (sic) homicide, as defined and
penalized under Article 365 of the Revised Penal Code, sentencing him to
suffer imprison
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ment of two (2) years, ten (10) months and twentyone (21) days to four (4)
years and two (2) months and to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the
amount of:
1.P50,000.00 indemnity
2.P3,034,560.00 for loss of earning capacity
3.P24,000 for cemetery lot
4.P45,000 for funeral expenses
5.P54,221.00 for wake expenses.
SO ORDERED.
(Id., at pp. 2425 and 56.)
7Id., at p. 25.
8The dispositive portion of the CA decision reads:
WHEREFORE, the appealed judgment is AFFIRMED with
MODIFICATION. As modified, the judgment reads: Appellant Vinancio
Figueroa is found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Homicide Through
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28Id., at p. 337.
29G.R. No. 154684, September 8, 2005, 469 SCRA 424.
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32Id., at p. 162.
33G.R. No. 167988, February 6, 2007, 514 SCRA 616.
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36Wisdoms Admr v. Sims, 144 S.W. 2d 232, 235, 236, 284 Ky. 258.
37Tijam v. Sibonghanoy, supra, at p. 37.
38C & S Fishfarm Corp. v. Court of Appeals, 442 Phil. 279, 290291
394 SCRA 82, 91 (2002).
39Smith v. Smith, 265 N.C. 18, 27 143 S.E. 2d 300, 306 (1965).
40Veneracion v. Mancilla, G.R. No. 158238, July 20, 2006 495 SCRA
712.
41Arcelona v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 102900, October 2, 1997, 280
SCRA 20, 53.
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