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Andres Sumaoang vs. Regional Trial Court

ANDRES SUMAOANG, petitioner, vs. HON. JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH XXXI, GUIMBA, NUEVA ECIJA and ATTY. JORGE A. PASCUA, respondents.

G.R. No. 78173 | 1992-10-26

D E C I S I O N

FELICIANO, J.:

In the petition presently before us, Andres Sumaoang seeks to annul the Decision 1 dated 31 August 1982, rendered by the then Court of First Instance ("CFI") of Nueva Ecija in Civil Case No. 697-G, which awarded to private respondent Atty. Jorge A. Pascua the sum of P110,000.00 as attorney's fees.

On 15 July 1933, the late Sebastian Sumaoang filed with the Bureau of Lands a homestead application over Lot No. 3098 of the Cadastral Survey of Santiago, Isabela, covering an area of 21.3445 hectares. He then took possession of and cultivated the lot. Due to illness and the dangerous conditions then...