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H.L. Carlos Construction, Inc. vs. Marina Properties Corp, et al.

H.L. CARLOS CONSTRUCTION, INC., petitioner, vs. MARINA PROPERTIES CORPORATION, JESUS K. TYPOCO SR. and TAN YU, respondents.

G.R. No. 147614 | 2004-01-29

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

There is unjust enrichment when a building contractor is denied payment for increased labor cost validly incurred and additional work validly rendered with the owner's express or implied agreement.

 
The Case
 
The Petition for Review[1] before the Court, filed under Rule 45, seeks the reversal of the Decision[2] dated March 29, 2001, issued by the Court of Appeals[3] in CA-GR CV No. 60975. The assailed Decision disposed as follows:
 
"WHEREFORE, the judgment appealed from is hereby REVERSED and SET ASIDE, and a new one entered...