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Atlantic Erectors, Inc. vs Herbal Cove Realty

ATLANTIC ERECTORS, INC., petitioner, vs. HERBAL COVE REALTY CORPORATION, respondent.

G.R. No. 148568 | 2003-03-20

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The pendency of a simple collection suit arising from the alleged nonpayment of construction services, materials, unrealized income and damages does not justify the annotation of a notice of lis pendens on the title to a property where construction has been done.
 
Statement of the Case
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, challenging the May 30, 2000 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR SP No. 56432. The dispositive portion of the Decision is reproduced as follows:

"WHEREFORE, the petition is granted and the assailed November...