8/13/2019 DOLE Philippines v. Quilala
1/2
DOLE Philippines, Inc. (Tropifresh Division) v. Quilala579 Phil.
700, July 09, 2008; Quisumbing, J.Digest prepared by Jacie
!anlas
FACTS
"ll #eas$n %arm !$rp$rati$n &"ll #eas$n' (iled a c$mplaint
in the )*! $( +aati, seeing the
rec$ery $( a sum $( m$ney, acc$unting and damages (r$m D$le
Philippines, -nc. &*r$pi(resh
Diisi$n' &D/' and seeral $( its $((icers. (no other
background facts provided)o "cc$rding t$ D/, an alias summ$ns 1as
sered up$n it thr$ugh a certain +ari(a Dela !ru, a
legal assistant empl$yed by D/ Paci(ic 3eneral #erices, /td., an
entity separate (r$mD/.
D/ (iled a m$ti$n t$ dismiss $n the (( gr$unds4 &a' the )*!
laced urisdicti$n $er the pers$n $(
D/ due t$ impr$per serice $( summ$ns; &b' the c$mplaint
(ailed t$ state a cause $( acti$n; &c'"ll #eas$n 1as n$t the
real party in interest; and &d' D/ $((icers cann$t be sued in
their pers$nalcapacities ($r alleged acts per($rmed in their
$((icial capacities as D/ c$rp$rate $((icers. )*!denied said
m$ti$n. +) als$ denied.
D/ 6 )ule 5 t$ !", c$ntending that the alias summ$ns 1as n$t
pr$perly sered.
!" denied. -t held that the D/s president had n$1n $( the serice
$( the alias summ$ns
alth$ugh he did n$t pers$nally receie and sign it. -t als$ held
that in t$days c$rp$rate setup,
d$cuments addressed t$ c$rp$rate $((icers are receied in their
behal( by their sta((.+) denied. D/ 6 )ule :5 t$ #!.
o D/ 6 *rial c$urt did n$t alidly acuire urisdicti$n $er D/
because the summ$ns 1as n$t
sered $n the c$rp$rate $((icers enumerated in )! clusie t$ the
pers$ns
enumerated in )!
