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Sps. Rufino Angel And Emerita Angel vs Simplicio Aledo And Felixberto Modales

SPS. RUFINO ANGEL and EMERITA ANGEL, petitioners, vs. SIMPLICIO ALEDO and FELIXBERTO MODALES, respondents.

G.R. No. 145031 | 2004-01-22

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

The facts material to the decision of the present petition for review on certiorari of the decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 44679 are as follows:

In November 1984, the spouses Rufino and Emerita Angel (spouses Angel or the Angels), herein petitioners, engaged the services of respondent Felixberto Modales (Modales) to construct a two-storey residential building at GSIS La Mesa Homesite in Novaliches, Quezon City.

In their November 22, 1984 contract denominated "Construction Agreement,"[1] since Modales was at the time an engineer under the employ of the Department of Public Works and...