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BPI vs CA and NPC

BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS and NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, Respondents.

G.R. No. 160890 | 2004-11-10

DECISION




YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:





This is a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Decision dated August 30, 2002 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 69402,[1] which reversed the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Imus, Cavite, Branch 21,[2] reducing from P10,000.00 to P3,000.00 the amount of just compensation for the expropriated land of petitioner; and decreasing from P10,000.00 to P3,000.00 the commissioners' fee for each of the three commissioners.



On April 15, 1996, private respondent National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) filed a Complaint for Eminent Domain, seeking to expropriate a...