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Atty. Winston Racoma vs. CamarinesNorte Water District Represented by its Gen. Manager Ma. Antonia Boma

ATTY. WINSTON C. RACOMA, petitioner, vs. CAMARINES NORTE WATER DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER MA. ANTONIA B. F. BOMA, respondent.

G.R. No. 144237 | 2001-10-26

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

A kindred fellow seeks our intervention to collect what he claims is justly due him.

Respondent Camarines Norte Water District (CNWD) engaged the legal services of Atty. Winston C. Racoma to prevent the takeover of its operation, facilities and properties by its creditor the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). This problem was precipitated by allegations of default and unfair unilateral increase in interest rate on the part of CNWD in the payment of its loans from LWUA. As LWUA eventually took over the CNWD and installed an Interim Board of Directors and General Manager on 4 October 1991, Atty....