This petition for certiorari to annul the order of dismissal of the appeal is in the
nature of a petition for mandamus to order the Court of First Instance to proceed
with the hearing of the case, and it is not barred by the fact that the order
complained of was appealable (Quizan vs. Arellano, Supra).
Wherefore, the petition for certiorari is granted, the order of the court a quo
dismissing petitioner's appeal is annulled, and the respondent judge is hereby
directed to reinstate said appeal and proceed with the trial of the case on the
merits. Costs to be taxed against the respondent Filomeno R. Negado.
Paras, C.J., Pablo, Bengzon, Padilla, Montemayor, Reyes, A., Jugo, Bautista Angelo,
Labrador and Concepcion, JJ., concur.
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([1954V239E] GONZALO MAKABENTA, petitioner, vs. JUAN L. BOCAR, Judge of First
Instance of Leyte, and FILOMENO R. NEGADO, respondents., G.R. No. L-6450, 1954
Aug 11, En Banc)