ACDC vs. Tulabot
ACDC vs. Tulabot
ACDC vs. Tulabot
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SO ORDERED.”
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3 Rollo, p. 64.
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4 Rollo, p. 13.
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6 Zaragoza v. Nobleza, G.R. No. 144560, 13 May 2004, 428 SCRA 410; Pastor v.
Philippine National Bank, G.R. No. 141316, 20 November 2003, 416 SCRA 283;
Twin Towers Condominium Corporation v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 123552, 27
February 2003, 398 SCRA 203; Philippine Airlines, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, supra;
Duremdes v. Duremdes, supra; Larena v. Mapili, supra; Tugade, Sr. v. Court of
Appeals, supra; Serrano v. Court of Appeals, supra.
7 Rollo, pp. 26 and 63.
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. . . Simply put, he who alleges the affirmative of the issue has the
burden of proof, and upon the plaintiff in a civil case, the burden
of proof never parts. However, in the course of trial in a civil case,
once plaintiff makes out a prima facie case in his favor, the duty
or the burden of evidence shifts to defendant to controvert
plaintiff’s prima facie case, otherwise, a verdict must be returned
in favor of plaintiff. Moreover, in civil cases, the party having the
burden of proof must produce a preponderance of evidence
thereon, with plaintiff having to rely on the strength of his own
evidence and not upon the weakness of the defendant’s. The
concept of “preponderance of evidence” refers to evidence which is
of greater weight, or more convincing, that which is 12offered in
opposition to it; at bottom, it means probability of truth.
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Petition denied.
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