DARIO NACAR, PETITIONER, vs. GALLERY FRAMES AND/OR FELIPE BORDEY, JR., RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 189871

August 13, 2013

FACTS

On January 24, 1997, Dario Nacar got dismiss d !y "is m#$oy r, Ga$$ ry %ram s. & '$ d a com#$aint( t" )a!or
Ar!it r ru$ d t"at # **on r +as dismiss d +it"out ust caus . A com#uta*on -or t" s #ara*on #ay and !ac +ag s + r
mad it amount d to /"# 1 8,919.92. " r s#ond nt soug"t a## a$ to t" N)R , A and u#r m ourt, !ut t" y + r a$$
dismiss d, t"us t" udgm nt ! cam 'na$ on A#ri$ 17, 2002.

During t" cu*on o- t" 'na$ udgm nt, t" # **on r '$ d a mo*on -or t" r 5com#uta*on o- t" damag s. " amount #r
6ious$y com#ut d inc$ud s t" s #ara*on #ay and !ac +ag s u# to t" *m o- "is dismissa$. " # **on r argu d t"at t"
damag s s"ou$d co6 r t" # riod un*$ t" dat o- 'na$ udgm nt. A r 5com#uta*on +as mad and t" damag s +as
incr as d to 471,320.31. R s#ond nt #ray d -or t" uas"a$ o- suc" mo*on on t" ground t"at t" udgm nt mad !y t"
is a$r ady 'na$ and t" amount s"ou$d not ! -urt" r a$t r d.

/ **on r a$so '$ d anot" r mo*on as ing t" court to ord r t" r s#ond nt to #ay t" a##ro#riat $ ga$ int r st o- t"
damag s -rom t" dat o- 'na$ udgm nt un*$ -u$$ #aym nt.

ISSUES

1. " t" r or not a su!s u nt corr c*on o- t" damag s a+ard d during t" 'na$ udgm nt o-t" u#r m ourt
6io$at s t" ru$ on immuta!i$ity o- udgm nts.
2. " t" r or not t" r 5com#uta*on mad !y t" )a!or Ar!it r is corr ct.
3. " t" r or not a##ro#riat int r sts may ! c$aim d !y t" # **on r.

RULING

1. " t" r or not a su!s u nt corr c*on o- t" damag s a+ard d during t" 'na$ udgm nt o-t" u#r m ourt
6io$at s t" ru$ on immuta!i$ity o- udgm nts.

" u#r m ourt ru$ d t"at a corr c*on in t" com#uta*on o- t" damag s do s not 6io$at t" ru$ on immuta!i$ity o-
udgm nts. " 'na$ d cision mad !y t" u#r m ourt to a+ard t" # **on r +it" damag s +it" r gards to t" dismissa$
+it"out us*'a!$ caus can ! di6id d into t+o im#ortant #arts. On is t" 'nding t"at an i$$ ga$ dismissa$ +as ind d
mad . And t" ot" r is t" com#uta*on o-damag s. According to a #r 6ious cas o- ssion D $ig"ts c r am and %ast
%oods 6. ourt o- A## a$s, t" u#r m ourt " $d t"at t" s cond #art o- t" d cision 5 ! ing m r $y a com#uta*on o-
+"at t" 'rst #art o- t" d cision sta!$is" d and d c$a r d 5 can, !y its natur , ! r 5com#ut d. " r 5 com#uta*on o- t"
cons u nc s o- i$$ ga$ dismissa$ u#on cu*on o- t" d cision do s not cons*tut an a$t ra*on or am ndm nt o- t"
'na$ d cision ! ing im#$ m nt d. " i$$ ga$ dismissa$ ru$ing stands( on$y t" com#uta*on o- mon tary cons u nc
s o- t"is dismissa$ is a: ct d, and t"is is not a 6io$a*on o- t" #rinci#$ o- immuta!i$ity o- 'na$ udgm nts.
 2. " t" r or not t" r 5com#uta*on mad !y t" )a!or Ar!it r is corr ct.

" u#r m ourt ! $i 6 s t"at t" amount o- 471,320.31 as damag s is corr ct. According to Ar*c$
279 o- t" )a!or od , r $i -s in cas o- i$$ ga$ dismissa$ con*nu to add u# un*$ its -u$$ sa*s-ac*on. " srcina$
com#uta*on c$ ar$y inc$ud s damag s on$y u# to t" 'na$ity o- t" $a!or ar!it r;s d cision.
" r -or , t" u#r m ourt a##ro6 s t" d cision con'rming t"at a r 5com#uta*on is n c ssary. " $a!or ar!it r r 5com#ut
d t" a+ard to inc$ud t" s #ara*on #ay and t" !ac +ag s du u# to t"
'na$ity o- t" d cision t"at -u$$y t rminat d t" cas on t" m rits.

3. " t" r or not a##ro#riat int r sts may ! c$aim d !y t" # **on r.

" u#r m ourt ru$ d t"at t" # **on r s"a$$ ! n*t$ d to int r st. n t" cas o- <ast rn "i##ing
)in s, nc. 6. ourt o- A## a$s, among t" guid $in s $aid do+n !y t" u#r m ourt r garding t"
mann r o- com#u*ng $ ga$ int r st is 5 +" n t" udgm nt o- t" court a+arding a sum o- mon y
! com s 'na$ and cutory, t" rat o- $ ga$ int r st s"a$$ ! 12= # r annum -rom suc" 'na$ity un*$ its
sa*s-ac*on. n addi*on to t"is, t" >ang o ntra$ ng /i$i#inas ?on tary >oard @> /5?> , in its
R so$u*on No. 79B dat d ?ay 1B, 2013 d c$ar d t"at t" rat o- int r st -or t" $oan or -or! aranc o-

any mon y, goods or cr dits and t" rat a$ $o+ d in udgm nts, in t" a!s nc o- an #r ss contract as to suc" rat o- int r st, s"a$$ !
si # rc nt @B= # r annum. ons u nt$y, t" t+ $6 # rc nt @12= # r
annum $ ga$ int r st s"a$$ a##$y un*$ Jun 30, 2013. AC r+ards, t" n + rat o- si # rc nt @B= # r annum
s"a$$ ! t" #r 6ai$ing rat o- int r st +" n a##$ica!$ .

" r s#ond nt +as ord r d to #ay int r st o- t+ $6 # rc nt @12= # r annum o- t" tota$ mon tary a+ards, com#ut d
-rom ?ay 27, 2002 to Jun 30, 2013 and si # rc nt @B= # r annum -rom Ju$y 1, 2013 un*$ t" ir -u$$ sa*s-
ac*on.