Res Judicata in Bridal White: A Critical Analysis of Mallion v. Alcantara (2006)
In Mallion v. Alcantara, 506 SCRA 336 (2006), the petitioner husband filed a petition for declaration of the nullity of his marriage on the ground of the psychological incapacity of his wife (respondent). After trial, the court rendered judgment dismissing the petition because the husband failed to prove his wife’s psychological incapacity. The judgment having…