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SolidBank Corporation vs. Mindanao Ferroalloy Corporation, et al.

SOLIDBANK CORPORATION, Petitioner, versus MINDANAO FERROALLOY CORPORATION, Spouses JONG-WONHONG and SOO-OK KIM HONG,* TERESITA CU, and RICARDO P. GUEVARA and Spouse,** Respondents.

G.R. No. 153535 | 2005-07-28

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

PANGANIBAN, J.: 

To justify an award for moral and exemplary damages under Articles 19 to 21 of the Civil Code (on human relations), the claimants must establish the other party's malice or bad faith by clear and convincing evidence. 
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* Her first name is not specified in title of the Petition, but is found on page 1 of the Spouses' Memorandum. Rollo, p. 222. 
** The name of Mr. Guevara's spouse is not found in the records. 

The Case 

Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the December 21, 2001 Decision[2] and the...