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Estores vs. Supangan PDF
Estores vs. Supangan PDF
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* FIRST DIVISION.
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1 Rollo, pp. 1118.
2 CA Rollo, pp. 82104; penned by Associate Justice Jose L. Sabio, Jr.
and concurred in by Associate Justices Rosalinda AsuncionVicente and
Arturo G. Tayag.
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3 Id., at p. 103.
4 Id., at p. 118.
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6 Id.
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7 Id., at p. 11.
8 See letter dated October 13, 2000; id., at p. 13.
9 See letter dated October 20, 2000; id., at p. 22.
10 Id., at pp. 27.
11 Id., at p. 6.
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12 Id., at pp. 1820.
13 Id., at pp. 4042.
14 Id., at p. 40.
15 Id., at pp. 8081.
16 Id., at p. 81.
17 See Order dated July 30, 2003; id., at p. 120.
18 See Order dated November 21, 2003; id., at p. 181.
19 Id., at pp. 253257; penned by Judge Benjamin T. Antonio.
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plus 20% of the recoverable amount from the defendants and cost
of the suit.
The Compulsory Counter Claim is hereby dismissed for lack of
factual evidence.
SO ORDERED.”22
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20 Id., at p. 256.
21 Id.
22 Id., at pp. 256257.
23 Id., at p. 258.
24 CA Rollo, p. 82.
25 Id., at p. 98.
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26 Id., at pp. 100101.
27 Id., at p. 102.
28 Id., at p. 103.
29 Id.
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30 P1,500,000 on October 1, 1993; P1,500,000 on April 14, 1994;
P300,000 on October 7, 1998 and P200,000 on November 2, 1998; see
records, p. 10.
31 Crismina Garments, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, 363 Phil. 701, 703; 304
SCRA 356, 358 (1999).
32 Id.
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33 Id., at p. 709. Emphasis supplied.
34 Article 1933 of the Civil Code provides:
Art. 1933. By the contract of loan, one of the parties delivers to
another, either something not consumable so that the latter may use the
same for a certain time and return it, in which case the contract is called a
commodatum; or money or other consumable thing, upon the condition
that the same amount of the same kind and quality shall be paid, in which
case the contract is simply called a loan or mutuum.
Commodatum is essentially gratuitous.
Simple loan may be gratuitous or with a stipulation to pay interest.
In commodatum the bailor retains the ownership of the thing loaned,
while in simple loan, ownership passes to the borrower.
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can be held liable for damages. The provisions under Title XVIII on
‘Damages’ of the Civil Code govern in determining the measure of
recoverable damages.
II. With regard particularly to an award of interest in the
concept of actual and compensatory damages, the rate of
interest, as well as the accrual thereof, is imposed, as
follows:
1. When the obligation is breached, and it consists in the
payment of a sum of money, i.e., a loan or forbearance
of money, the interest
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37 Eastern Shipping Lines, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, supra note 35 at
pp. 9597. Emphasis supplied.
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“x x x x
(2) When the defendant’s act or omission has compelled the
plaintiff to litigate with third persons or to incur expenses to
protect his interest;
x x x x
(11) In any other case where the court deems it just and
equitable that attorney’s fees and expenses of litigation should be
recovered.
In all cases, the attorney’s fees and expenses of litigation must
be reasonable.”
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38 Id.
39 223 Phil. 472; 139 SCRA 260 (1985).
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