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Air Philippines Corp vs International Business Aviation Services Phils., Inc.

AIR PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, Petitioner, versus INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION SERVICES PHILS., INC., Respondent.

G.R. No. 151963 | 2004-09-09

DECISION


PANGANIBAN, J.:

Simple negligence of counsel binds the client. This is especially true in this case in which the client was as negligent as its lawyer. Hence, petitioner must bear the consequences and accept its defeat. After all, the winning party did not take advantage of petitioner's fault, but merely complied with the law in prosecuting its valid and proven claims.

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* On official leave.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the September 28, 2001 Decision[2] and the January 25, 2002 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR CV No. 64283....