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G.R. No. 97535. August 4, 1995.
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facts constituting the alleged fraud which under the Rules must
be alleged with particularity. Being a pro forma motion, it did not
interrupt the running of the period to appeal. Accordingly, having
received the decision on November 29, 1990, Meralco had until
December 14, 1990, within which to file a notice of appeal. The
notice of appeal which it filed on January 28, 1991, was clearly
filed out of time.
Same; Same; Appeals; Certiorari; The special civil action of
certiorari cannot be a substitute for a lost appeal.—Having lost its
right to appeal, Meralco cannot take refuge in the instant petition
for certiorari and prohibition. The Court has always maintained
that the special civil action of certiorari cannot be a substitute for
a lost appeal, and there appears to be no cogent reason why such
policy should be waived in this case.
ROMERO, J.:
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3 Rollo, p. 43.
4 Regalado, Remedial Law Compendium, I, 5d, p. 244.
5 Section 5, Rule 8, Rules of Court.
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