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    The Supreme Court ruled that parties declared in default by the trial court do not lose their right to appeal. While a party in default is burdened, they may still use available legal remedies to question the default judgment and any subsequent judgment on appeal. Specifically, the petitioners were allowed to file a petition for certiorari to assail the decision of the Court of Appeals, even though they were declared in default by the Regional Trial Court. The general rule is that a party declared in default can appeal if the judgment amount is excessive, different than prayed for, or contrary to evidence or law presented at trial.

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    Bitte Vs Jonas (Rule 9)

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    The Supreme Court ruled that parties declared in default by the trial court do not lose their right to appeal. While a party in default is burdened, they may still use available legal remedies to question the default judgment and any subsequent judgment on appeal. Specifically, the petitioners were allowed to file a petition for certiorari to assail the decision of the Court of Appeals, even though they were declared in default by the Regional Trial Court. The general rule is that a party declared in default can appeal if the judgment amount is excessive, different than prayed for, or contrary to evidence or law presented at trial.

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    FARIDA YAP BITTE AND HEIRS OF BENJAMIN BITTE vs.

    SPOUSES FRED AND ROSA ELSA


    SERRANO JONAS
    G.R. No. 212256 dated 09 December 2015 Mendoza, J.:

    TOPIC: Party declared in defaults right to appeal

    FACTS:

    In 1985, Rosa Elsa Jonas authorized her mother Andrea Serrano thru SPA, to sell a property located in
    Davao City. The property was mortgaged to Mindanao Development Bank (MDB). In 1996, Cipriano
    Serrano (brother of Elsa Jonas, son of Andrea) offered to Spouses Bitte. In the same year, Jonas revoked
    the SPA. After the final negotiation, Elsa Jonas withdrew from the transaction. Spouses Bitte filed a
    Complaint for Specific Performance against Jonas, Andrea and Cirpriano to transfer the title over the
    property. In 1998, while the case is pending, Andrea executed a deed of absolute sale in favor of Spouses
    Bitte. MDB foreclosed the property for failure to pay the loan. Spouses Bitte were able to redeem the
    property, then sold the same to Spouses Yap. In 1999, Spouses Jonas also filed a complaint for
    Annulment of Deed of Absolute Sale against Spouses Bitte.

    The two cases were consolidated in 2001. Spouses Bitte failed to attend the pre-trial. The counsel for
    Spouses Bitte withdrew and a new one entered his appearance and filed a verified motion for
    reconsideration. Spouses Bitte once again failed to appear in the pre-trial and were, thus, declared non-
    suited. Jonas then presented her evidence ex parte.

    RTC ruled that the sale was valid and directed the Spouses Bitte to pay the balance. The CA reversed the
    decision, and rendered the deed of sale null and void.

    Spouses Jonas called the attention of the Court and contended that since the RTC has declared the
    Spouses Bitte in default, they have already lost the legal personality to resort to this petition before this
    Court.

    ISSUE/S:

    Whether or not the Spouses Bitte have already lost the legal personality to resort to this petition before
    this Court, as they were declared in default by the RTC.

    RULING:

    NO.

    Spouses Jonas claim that the door to any reliefs for Spouses Bitte, be it through motion for
    reconsideration or this subject petition, was closed by the finality and immutability of the RTC declaration
    of their default. In other words, it is their stand that the petitioners do not have the right to obtain recourse
    from this Court.

    Spouses Jonas are mistaken.

    The rule is that right to appeal from the judgment by default is not lost and can be done on grounds that
    the amount of judgment is excessive or is different in kind from that prayed for, or that the plaintiff failed to
    prove the material allegations of his complaint, or that the decision is contrary to law. If a party who has
    been declared in default on the basis of the decision having been issued against the evidence or the law,
    that person cannot be denied the remedy and opportunity to assail the judgment in the appellate court.
    Despite being burdened by the circumstances of default, the petitioners may still use all other remedies
    available to question not only the judgment of default but also the judgment on appeal before this Court.
    Those remedies necessarily include an appeal by certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court.

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