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STRONGHOLD INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES RUNE AND LEA STROEM, RESPONDENTS.

STRONGHOLD INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES RUNE AND LEA STROEM, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 204689 | 2015-01-21

 
SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

LEONEN, J.:
 
For resolution is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision[2] dated November 20, 2012 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 96017. The Court of Appeals affirmed the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 133 in Civil Case No. 02-1108 for collection of a sum of money.
 
This case involves the proper invocation of the Construction Industry Arbitration Committee’s (CIAC) jurisdiction through an arbitration clause in a construction contract. The main issue here is whether the dispute — liability of a...