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Sesbreno vs. Court of Appeals

RAUL H. SESBRENO, Petitioner, versus HON. COURT OF APPEALS, PROVINCE OF CEBU, GOV. EDUARDO R. GULLAS, THE PROVINCIAL TREASURER, THE PROVINCIAL AUDITOR, THE PROVINCIAL ENGINEER PATROCINIO BACAY (sued both in their official and personal capacities), Respondents.

G.R. No. 161390 | 2008-04-16

DECISION

NACHURA, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated July 23, 2003 and its Resolution[2] dated January 12, 2004 in CA-G.R. CV No. 43287. The assailed decision reversed the decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 6, Cebu City in Civil Case R-19022 insofar as the RTC held the Province of Cebu liable for damages to petitioner Raul H. Sesbreño. The assailed resolution denied petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

On January 26, 1970, Mrs. Rosario Sen and other camineros[4] hired the petitioner to prosecute Civil Cases Nos. R-10933[5] and R-11214,[6] evidenced by an Agreement,[7] the...