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Rilloraza, et al. vs. Eastern Telecommunications Phils. and PLDT

RILLORAZA, AFRICA, DE OCAMPO and AFRICA, petitioners, vs. EASTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PHILS., INC. and PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE COMPANY, respondents.

G.R. No. 104600 | 1999-07-02

D E C I S I O N


PARDO, J.:

The Issue

The basic issue submitted for consideration of the Court is whether or not petitioner is entitled to recover attorney's fees amounting to Twenty Six Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Nine Pesos and Ninety One Centavos (P26,350,779.91) for handling the case for its client Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. filed with the Regional Trial Court, Makati, though its services were terminated in midstream and the client directly compromised the case with the adverse party.

The Facts

In giving due course to the petition, we carefully considered the facts attendant to the...