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Empire East Land Holdings Inc. Vs. Capitol Industrial Construction Groups, Inc.

EMPIRE EAST LAND HOLDINGS, INC., Petitioner, versus CAPITOL INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION GROUPS, INC., Respondent.

G.R. No. 168074 | 2008-09-26

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] dated November 3, 2004 and its Resolution[2] dated May 10, 2005, in CA-G.R. SP No. 58980. The assailed decision modified the Decision[3] of the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC) dated May 16, 2000 in CIAC No. 39-99.

The facts of the case, as found by the CIAC and affirmed by the CA, follow:

On February 12, 1997, petitioner Empire East Land Holdings, Inc. and respondent Capitol Industrial Corporation Groups, Inc. entered into a Construction Agreement[4] whereby the latter...