La Naval Drug Corporation Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

LA NAVAL DRUG CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and WILSON C. YAO, respondents.

G.R. No. 103200 | 1994-08-31

Domestic Arbitration; R.A. No. 876 (The Arbitration Law)
Lack of jurisdiction over the person
Lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter
Lack of jurisdiction over the nature of the action distinguished from lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter
Arbitration, court's authority is to determine only if there is an arbitration agreement

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

In an effort to declog the courts of an increasing volume of work load and, most importantly, in order to accord contending parties with expeditious alternatives for settling disputes, the law authorizes, indeed discourages, out of court settlements or adjudications. Compromises and arbitration are widely known and used as such acceptable methods of resolving adversarial claims.

Arbitrations, in particular, is governed by a special law, Republic Act 876, suppletory to which are laws and rules of general application. This case before us concerns the jurisdiction of courts, in relation to the provisions of...