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Donald Dee vs. Court of Appeals, et al

DONALD DEE, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and AMELITO MUTUC, respondents.

G.R. No. 77439 | 1989-08-24

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

Petitioner assails the resolution of respondent court, dated February 12, 1987, reinstating its decision promulgated on May 9, 1986 in AC-G.R. CV No. 04242 wherein it affirmed the decision of the trial court holding that the services rendered by private respondent was on a professional, and not on a gratis et amore basis and ordering petitioner to pay private respondent the sum of P50,000.00 as the balance of the latter's legal fee therefor.

The records show that sometime in January, 1981, petitioner and his father went to the residence of private respondent, accompanied by the latter's cousin, to seek his...