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Bel Air Village Asso., Inc. vs Virgilio V. Dionisio

BEL AIR VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, INC., plaintiff-appellee, vs. VIRGILIO V. DIONISIO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 38354 | 1989-06-30

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This case was certified to us by the Court of Appeals pursuant to Section 31 of the Judiciary Act on the ground that only questions of law are involved.

The antecedent facts are summarized in the decision of the then Court of First Instance of Rizal. Seventh Judicial District, Branch 20, Pasig, Rizal in Civil Case No. 16980 to wit:

"On January 22, 1972, plaintiff filed a complaint against the defendant in the municipal court of Makati, Rizal, for the collection of the amount of P2,100 plus penalty of 12% per annum and P751.30 as attorney's fees and expenses of litigation. The sum of P2,100...