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2004-11-19 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| In support of the assignment of errors, petitioner submits the arguments that the nonpayment on time of the appeal docket fees is a non-fatal lapse, or a non-jurisdictional defect which the Court of Appeals should have overlooked in order to attain substantial justice.[21] This argument, according to petitioner, was based on our rulings in the earlier cases of Rosario Yambao v. Court of Appeals,[22] Ayala Land, Inc. v. Sps. Morris and Socorro Carpo,[23] and Santos v. Court of Appeals.[24] Further, petitioner argues that the Court of Appeals hastily and wrongly dismissed its appeal considering that there was good faith and willingness on its part to comply with the Rules by voluntarily paying the docket fees.[25] | |||||