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Radiowealth Finance vs. del Rosario

by Maki

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THIRD DIVISION

[G.R. No. 138739. July 6, 2000]

RADIOWEATH !INAN"E "O#$AN%, petitioner, vs. S&ou'(' VI"ENTE )*+ #A.S#IANG DE ROSARIO, respondents.

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* ( $o/''oy No( ' 4l()ly )u)l( o u/)* (o.

::

[23]

$(o*(, * ' "o/&l)*, &)y(+ o 1< *((' &( )**u/ o/ #)y 6, 1993 u*lully &)+. W( +')5((. T( No( )l()+y '&ul)(+ ) l)( &)y/(* &(*)ly o 2.&(4(* /o*ly o ( )++(+ o ()4 u*&)+ *')ll/(* u*l ully &)+. $)y/(* o*((' )' *o (:&(''ly '&ul)(+ * ( No(. Tu', 'oul+ ( +((/(+ *4lu+(+ *'u4 &(*)ly.



I* )++o*, ( No( )l'o &o+(+ ) ( +(o' oul+ ( l)l( o )o*(y' (('(Bu)l(* o 2 &(4(* o ( )/ou* +u( * 4)'( ) l(5)l )4o* )' *'u(+ )*+ 10&(4(* o ( ')/( )/ou* )' lBu+)(+ +)/)5('. Bu+)(+ +)/)5(', o((,'oul+ *o lo*5( ( /&o'(+ o (*5 u*4o*'4o*)l(.::[2<] Su4 +)/)5(' 'oul+)l'o ( +((/(+ *4lu+(+ * ( 2. &(4(* /o*ly &(*)ly. !u(/o(, ( ol+ )

&(o*( ' (*l(+ o )o*(y' ((', u o*ly * ) 'u/ (Bu)l o 10 &(4(* o ()/ou* +u( 4 ( +((/ ()'o*)l( u*+( ( &o(* )4'. ::[2]

T( "ou +((/' /&o&( o +'4u'' ('&o*+(*' 4l)/ o /o)l )*+ o(+)/)5('. No )*5 )&&()l(+ ( "A D(4'o*, (y )( *o (*l(+ o )/)((l(, )' )l()+y (:&l)*(+ ()l(.::[26]

WHERE!ORE, ( $(o* ' GRANTED. T( )&&()l(+ D(4'o* ' #ODI!IED * )( (/)*+ ' SET ASIDE )*+ ('&o*+(*' )( o+((+ TO $A% $138,9<8, &lu' 2.&(4(* &(*)ly 4)5( &( /o* (5***5 A&l 2, 1991 u*l ully &)+, )*+ 10 &(4(*o ( )/ou* +u( )' )o*(y' (('. No 4o''.

SO ORDERED.

#(lo, >")/)*?, Vu5, $u'/), )*+ Go*)5);R(y(', JJ., 4o*4u.



i[1] Rollo, pp. 23-30. Promulgated by the Third Division omposed o! ". #amon $abutas "r.,

ponente% "" &merito '. 'ui, Division hairman, and (ilarion ). *+uino, member, both

onurring.

ii[2] Rollo, p. 20. n this #esolution, ". 'ui as replaed by ". 'orona bay-omera.

iii[3] *ssailed Deision, p. /% rollo, p. 2.

iv[] Rollo, p. 20.

v[] *nne '% rollo, p. 31.

vi[4] *nne '% rollo, p. 31.

vii[/] Rollo, pp. 32-3.

viii[5] Presided by "udge noenio D. $aliaman.

i[] *ppellants 6rie! be!ore the '*, p. % rollo, p. 5.

[10] Rollo, pp. 3/-35.



i[11] Rollo, pp. 0-1.

ii[12] This ase as deemed submitted !or deision upon reeipt by this 'ourt on *pril

25, 2000 o! the petitioners $emorandum, signed by *tty. *llan 6. 7epty o! ingson 8alde9: *ssoiates. #espondents $emorandum, signed by *tty. &duardo 8. 6ringas o! #omeo #.

6ringas : *ssoiates, as reeived earlier, on *pril 3, 2000.

iii[13] $emorandum !or the Petitioner, p. % rollo, p. 4. ;riginal ritten in apital letters.

iv[1] n the old #ules, the same provision is orded in etion 1 o! #ule 3 as !ollos<

&'T;= 1. Efect o judgment on demurrer to evidence.*!ter the plainti> has ompleted

the presentation o! his evidene, the de!endant ithout aiving his right to o>er

evidene in the event the motion is not granted, may move !or a dismissal on the ground

that upon the !ats and the la the plainti> has shon no right to relie!. (oever, i! the

motion is granted and the order o! dismissal is reversed on appeal, the movant loses his

right to present evidene in his behal!.

v[1] 33 '#* /, /41-/42, "une 30, 1/0, per ?aldivar, J.

vi[14] iayngo v . 'ostibolo, 2/ '#* 2/2, 25, @ebruary 25, 14% Tison v. 'ourt o!

*ppeals, 2/4 '#* 52, -400, "uly 31, 1/.

vii[1/] *tun v . =ue9, / Phil. /42, /4, ;tober 24, 1% *rroyo v . *9ur, /4 Phil. 3.

viii[15] '* Deision, pp. -% rollo, pp. 24-2/.



i[1] #espondents *nser, p. 1% rollo, p. 3.

[20] *rtile 13/1 o! the 'ivil 'ode provides that [i]n order to Audge the intention o! the

ontrating parties, their ontemporaneous and subse+uent ats shall be prinipallyonsidered.

i[21] )agandaon v. 'ourt o! *ppeals, 20 '#* 330, $ay 21, 15% Dio v. 'onepion,

24 '#* /, eptember 2, 15. @ilBe ndustrial : $anu!aturing 'orporation v.

=ational )abor #elations 'ommission, 254 '#* 2, @ebruary 12, 15% Philippine

Tobao @lue-'uring : #edrying 'orporation v. =ational )abor #elations 'ommission, 300

'#* 3/, Deember 10, 15% Cue9on Development 6an v. 'ourt o! *ppeals, 300 '#*

204, Deember 14, 15.

ii[22] There as a typographial error in the '* Deision. *s reBeted in the Promissory

=ote, the amount should be P135,5 not P130,5.

iii[23] '* Deision, p. % rollo, p. 2/.

iv[2] *rtile 2224 o! the 'ivil 'ode provides that [l]i+uidated damages, hether

intended as an indemnity or a penalty, shall be e+uitably redued i! they are ini+uitous or

unonsionable.

v[2] )a @irm o! #aymundo *. *rmovit v . '*, 202 '#* 14, eptember 2/, 11,

Pasual v . '*, 300 '#* 21, Deember 14, 15.

vi[24] See note 21.

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