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Western Minolco Corp. vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

WESTERN MINOLCO CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and GREGORIAN MINING COMPANY, respondents.

G.R. No. L-51996 | 1988-11-23

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

A series of contracts was entered into between Western Minolco Corporation and Gregorian Mining Company, basically for the operation by the former of the latter's mining claims. 1 One of the stipulations in the contracts (a) declared certain particular disputes to be subject to arbitration and (b) specified the manner of enforcement by court action of the resulting arbitration awards. 2 The stipulation reads as follows:

"Article XII

12.01----Should any dispute, difference or disagreement arise between the CLAIM-OWNER and the COMPANY regarding the meaning, application or effect of this Agreement or of any...