Melecio Emata V.hon IAC Et Al

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MELECIO V.

EMATA VS HON IAC ET AL,


G.R. NO. L-72714, JUNE 29, 1989
FACTS:
Petitioner purchased a car on installment from Vialago Motor Sales Corp, with a downpayment
and a promissory note and chattel mortgage as security. After the execution of the documents, Vialago
endorsed the promissory note and assigned the chattel mortgage to Filinvest Credit Corporation (hereafter,
Filinvest for short) upon payment by the latter the unpaid balance of the list cash price of the car. Three years
later, Filinvest assigned to private respondent Servicewide Specialists, Inc. the remaining installment balance
due on and corresponding to the period from February 25,1981 to August 25,1981.
After alleging its non-payment, the private respondent filed for replevin. Herein petitioner, in answer
thereto alleged that the promissory note did not express true intent and procured through fraud by inflating the
value and charging more.
Petitioner filed a "Motion to Implead Filinvest Credit Corporation" on the theory that "for all legal
purposes the corporation sought to be impleaded is the real party in interest" because it retained interest over
the balance of the petitioner’s account in spite of its assignment to private Respondent. He was given 15 days
to file the third-party complaint against Filinvest but petitioner did not comply. He filed an urgent motion to
cancel the scheduled pre-trial and the trial court
ISSUE:

RULING:

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