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Vicente Florentino vs. Mariano Rivera, et al.

VICENTE FLORENTINO, Petitioner, vs. MARIANO, CYNTHIA, ADELFA, all surnamed RIVERA and TEOFILA, MAXIMO, CIRIACO, NORBERTO, FELICIANO, JUAN GENEROSO, ANGEL, NOLASCO and MARCOSA, all surnamed MENDOZA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 167968 | 2006-01-23


FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 

This petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assails the February 10, 2005 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 62080 as well as its April 26, 2005 Resolution[2] denying the motion for reconsideration. 

The issue for resolution is whether the Court of Appeals overstepped the bounds of judicial discretion in reversing the orders of the trial court which substantially amended the dispositive portion of its final and executory judgment by reducing the damages awarded to respondents. 

The facts[3] as found by the appellate court are not...