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Francisco L. Rosario, Jr. Vs. Lellani De Guzman, Arleen De Guzman, et al.

FRANCISCO L. ROSARIO, JR., Petitioner, versus LELLANI DE GUZMAN, ARLEEN DE GUZMAN, PHILIP RYAN DE GUZMAN, and ROSELLA DE GUZMAN BAUTISTA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 191247 | 2013-07-10

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.: 

This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeks to set aside the November 23, 2009 1 and the February ll, 2010 2 Orders of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 7, Manila (RTC), in Civil Case No. 89-50138, entitled "Loreta A. Chong v. Sps. Pedro and Rosita de Guzman," denying the Motion to Determine Attorney's Fees filed by the petitioner. 

The Facts

Sometime in August 1990, Spouses Pedro and Rosita de Guzman (Spouses de Guzman) engaged the legal services of Atty. Francisco L. Rosario, Jr. (petitioner) as defense counsel in the complaint filed against them by...