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Atty. Mangontawar M. Gubat Vs. National Power Corporation

ATTY. MANGONTAWAR M. GUBAT, Petitioner, versus NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, Respondent

G.R. No. 167415 | 2010-02-26

D E C I S I O N


DEL CASTILLO, J.:

Truly, there is no doubt that the rights of others cannot be prejudiced by private agreements. However, before this Court can act and decide to protect the one apparently prejudiced, we should remember what Aesop taught in one of his fables: Every truth has two sides; it is well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

A lawyer asserts his right to his contingent fees after his clients, allegedly behind his back, had entered into an out-of-court settlement with the National Power Corporation (NPC). The trial court granted his claim by way of summary judgment. However, this was reversed by...