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Province of Cebu vs. Intermediate Appellate Court (IAC) 147 SCRA 447

PROVINCE OF CEBU, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT and ATTY. PABLO P. GARCIA, respondents.

G.R. No. 72841 | 1987-01-29

D E C I S I O N

GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is a petition to review the decision of the respondent Intermediate Appellate Court in A.C. G.R. CV No. 66502 entitled "Governor Rene Espina, et. al. v. Mayor Sergio Osmeña, Jr., et. al., Atty. Pablo P. Garcia v. Province of Cebu" 1 affirming with modification the order of the Court of First Instance of Cebu, Branch VII, granting respondent Pablo P. Garcia's claim for compensation for services rendered as counsel in behalf of the respondent Province of Cebu.

The facts of the case are not in dispute. On February 4, 1964, while then incumbent Governor Rene Espina was on official...