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Atlantic Gulf And Pacific Company Of Manila, Inc. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

ATLANTIC GULF AND PACIFIC COMPANY OF MANILA, INC., petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, CARLITO D. CASTILLO, HEIRS OF CRISTETA CASTILLO and CORNELIO CASTILLO, respondents.

G.R. No. 114841-42 | 1995-08-23

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

Assailed in this appeal by certiorari is the judgment 1 of respondent appellate court rendered in CA-G.R. CV Nos. 29976-77, which affirmed with modifications the judgment of the trial court by increasing the award of damages to herein private respondents. While the increased awards could arguably have been justified, it was the inaction of private respondents that now militate against the same.

Sometime in 1982, petitioner company commenced the construction of a steel fabrication plant in the Municipality of Bauan, Batangas, necessitating dredging operations at the Batangas Bay in an area adjacent to the...