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1) Teresa Peyer sued the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to cancel a mortgage her husband Robert executed over their conjugal home and to surrender related assets, as Robert had abandoned her. 2) The bank claimed Robert was an indispensable party, but the court found Teresa could sue alone as she and Robert were living separately due to his abandonment and desertion. 3) The Supreme Court upheld this, finding that under these circumstances, requiring Robert be joined would contradict the purpose

Author

Karla Caronongan

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EN