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Abaya Investments Corp Vs. Merit Phils et al

ABAYA INVESTMENTS CORPORATION, Petitioner, versus MERIT PHILIPPINES and SERVULO C. DOMINISE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 176324 | 2008-04-16

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This Petition for Review on Certiorari assails the August 24, 2006 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 79495 which reversed and set aside the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 36 affirming with modification the Decision of the Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila, Branch 12, as well as the January 17, 2007 Resolution[2] denying the motion for reconsideration.

Petitioner leased a commercial building known as "Carmen Building" located at Sampaloc, Manila to respondents for the period September 1, 2000 to August 31, 2005. The contract contained a stipulation prohibiting...