Azajar vs. CA Nov. 10, 1986 1. Azajar purchased thru the agent of Cham Samco 100 kegs of na !

s of var ous s zes and pa d "18,000 n fu!!. #o$ever, Cham Samco on!% de! vered a part of the &uant t% ordered. Azajar f !ed a comp!a nt 'efore the C() of Cam Sur. *. )nstead of su'm tt ng an ans$er, Samco f !ed a mot on to d sm ss on t$o grounds+ fa !ure of the comp!a nt to state a cause of act on and that venue $as mproper!% !a d. ,. -he mot on to d sm ss conta ned a not ce addressed to the C!erk of Court. .. Contend ng that such not ce $as fata!!% defect ve, Azajar f !ed a mot on to dec!are Samco n defau!t, $h ch the court granted. Azajar $as a!!o$ed to present ev dence e/ parte and the court rendered judgment aga nst Samco. 0. -he -C just f ed ts order of defau!t n th s $ se+ that nstead of f !! ng an ans$er to the comp!a nt, Samco f !ed a mot on to d sm ss $h ch s not a mot on at a!! 'ecause the 1not ce2 s d rected to the C!erk of Court nstead of the part% concerned 3as re&u red '% Sec.0, 4u!e 10, 4C5 and s $ thout the re&u s te not ce of hear ng d rected to the CC and not to the part es, and mere!% stat ng that the same 'e su'm tted for reso!ut on. )t s $ thout the re&u s te not ce of t me and p!ace of hear ng. 6. Aggr eved, Samco $ent to CA for recourse, 'ut the CA aff rmed the dec s on of the -C. #o$ever, on mot on for recons derat on, CA reversed tse!f and dec!ared that techn ca! t es shou!d 'e 'rushed as de so that Samco can 'e g ven a da% n court. )SS67+ 89N the fa !ure of Cham Samco to set ts mot on to d sm ss for hear ng on a spec f ed date and t me and for not address ng the same to the part% nterested s fata! to h s cause. #7:;+ <es. A!though the Court s ded $ th CA that techn ca! t es shou!d 'e set as de to Samco to 'e afforded $ th h s da% n court. 1. -he !a$ e/p! c t!% re&u res that not ce of mot on sha!! 'e served '% the appe!!ant to a!! part es concerned at !east , da%s 'efore the hear ng, together $ th a cop% of the mot on, and of an% aff dav ts and other papers accompan% ng t= and that not ces sha!! 'e d rected to the part es concerned stat ng the t me and p!ace for the hear ng of the mot on. (a !ure to comp!% $ th the re&u rement s a fata! f!a$. *. Such not ce s re&u red to avo d surpr ses upon the oppos te part% and g ve the !atter t me to stud% and meet the arguments of the mot on as $e!! as to determ ne or make determ na'!e the t me of su'm ss on of the mot on for reso!ut on. ,. 8 thout the not ce, the occas on $ou!d not ar se to determ ne $ th reasona'!e cert tude $hether and $ th n $hat t me the adverse part% $ou!d respond to the mot on, and $hen the mot on m ght a!read% 'e reso!ved '% the Court. .. -he dut% to g ve that not ce s mposed on the movant and not on the court.