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COTABATO TIMBERLAND CO. v. C. ALCANTARA

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	GR No. 178925 2011-06-01	MANUEL YBIERNAS v. ESTER TANCO-GABALDON NACHURA, J.
A summary judgment is granted to settle expeditiously a case if, on motion of either party, there appears from the pleadings, depositions, admissions, and affidavits that no important issues of fact are involved, except the amount of damages.[33] The RTC judgment in this case fully determined the rights and obligations of the parties relative to the case for quieting of title and left no other issue unresolved, except the amount of damages. Hence, it is a final judgment.
	GR No. 164886 2009-11-24	JOSE FELICIANO LOY v. SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES UNION-PHILIPPINE TRANSPORT DEL CASTILLO, J.
The Rules of Court allows the rendition of a summary judgment if the pleadings, supporting affidavits, depositions and admissions on file, show that, except as to the amount of damages, there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.[45] There can be no summary judgment where questions of fact are in issue or where material allegations of the pleadings are in dispute.[46]
	GR No. 139278 2004-10-25	CLEMENT L. CUCUECO v. CA AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.
Respondents' appeal calls for a determination of whether the pleadings filed by the parties indeed tendered a genuine issue as to the material facts. In order to resolve this issue, the appellate court need only to look into the pleadings, depositions, admissions, and affidavits submitted by the respective parties without going into the truth or falsity of such documents. It must be noted that under Section 1, Rule 35, of the Rules of Court, a trial court may grant a summary judgment if, on motion of either party, there appears from the pleadings, depositions, admissions, and affidavits that no important issues of fact are involved, except the amount of damages. Trial courts have limited authority to render summary judgments and may do so only when there is clearly no genuine issue as to any material fact. In other words, in a motion for summary judgment, the crucial question is: are the issues raised in the pleadings genuine, sham or fictitious, as shown by affidavits, depositions or admissions accompanying the motion?[18]