G.R. No. 222678 - JOANNE KRISTINE G. PIMENTEL, VS. REYNALDO ADIAO, CRISTY• ADIAO-NIERVES AND CHRISTIAN ADIAO.RESOLUTION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

accordingly, the ends of justice and fairness would be best served if the parties are given the full opportunity to thresh out the real issues and litigate their claims in a full-blown trial. Besides, respondents would not be prejudiced should the RTC proceed with the hearing on the merits, as they are not stripped of any affirmative defenses nor deprived of due process of law. [62] WHEREFORE , the Petition is hereby GRANTED . The Court of Appeals Decision dated August 5, 2015 and Resolution dated January 26, 2016 in CA-G.R. CV No. 102602 are REVERSED and SET ASIDE . The Complaint filed by petitioner Joanne Kristine G. Pimentel against respondents Reynaldo Adiao, Cristy Adiao-Nierves and Christian Adiao is REINSTATED . The Regional Trial Court of Las Piñas City, Branch 255 is DIRECTED to continue with the hearing of Civil Case No. LP-13-0029 with utmost dispatch, until its termination. No costs. SO ORDERED.