G.R. No. 140249 - DANILO S. YAP, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ALEJANDRO DY JUANCO, UNIVERSAL MILL SUPPLY CO. INC. AND BEE QUEEN RESTAURANT, INC..G.R. NO. 140363MARTINEZ LEYBA, INC., VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ALENJANDRO DY JUANCO, UNIVERSAL MILL SUPPLY CO. INC. AND BEE QUEEN RESTAURANT, INC..D E C I S I O N - S

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the petitions in G.R. Nos. 140249 and 140363 are GRANTED. The assailed Decision of the Court of Appeals dated 5 March 1998 and its Resolution dated 22 September 1999 in CA-G.R. 51765 are REVERSED and SET ASIDE and the Decision of the Regional Trial Court dated 28 November 1995 in Civil Case No. 91-57176 dismissing the Complaint of Alejandro Dy Juanco, Universal Mill Supply Co., Inc., and Bee Queen Restaurant, Inc., against petitioner Danilo S. Yap in G.R. No. 140249 and petitioner Martinez Leyba, Inc., in G.R. No. 140363 is AFFIRMED and REINSTATED, with costs against private respondents. SO ORDERED.