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Metro Construction vs. Chatham Properties [DECISION]

METRO CONSTRUCTION, INC., petitioner, vs. CHATHAM PROPERTIES, INC., respondent.

G.R. No. 141897 | 2001-09-24

DECISION
DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:
 
The core issue in this case is whether under existing law and rules the Court of Appeals can also review findings of facts of the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC).

Respondent Chatham Properties, Inc. (CHATHAM) and petitioner Metro Construction, Inc. (MCI) entered into a contract for the construction of a multi-storey building known as the Chatham House located at the corner of Herrera and Valero Streets, Salcedo Village, Makati City, Metro Manila. In April 1998, MCI sought to collect from CHATHAM a sum of money for unpaid progress billings and other charges and instituted a request for...