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2001-10-26 |
PARDO, J. |
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| Under the principle of res judicata, a former judgment would bar a subsequent action when the following requisites concur: (1) It must be a final judgment or order; (2) the court rendering the same must have jurisdiction over the subject matter and over the parties; (3) it must be a judgment or order on the merits; (4) there must be between the two cases, identity of parties, identity of subject matter and identity of action.[14] A judgment which is void ab initio is non-existent and cannot acquire finality.[15] | |||||