G.R. No. 128636 - SPOUSES ZACARIAS BATINGAL AND ELIZA BATINGAL, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, JULIA TOLEDO, PETRONA TOLEDO AND PAULINO TOLEDO.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Decision of the Court of Appeals which ordered petitioner spouses Zacarias Batingal and Eliza Batingal to pay private respondents Julia, Petrona and Paulino, all surnamed Toledo, P3,250.00 with legal interest at 6% per annum from 1987 up to the time of payment as actual damages, P20,000.00 as attorney's fees and P40,000.00 as moral damages in Civil Case No. TG-925 is AFFIRMED, with the MODIFICATION that petitioners are likewise ordered to return or reconvey the land subject of Civil Case No. TG-926 to private respondent Petrona Toledo within fifteen (15) days from finality of this Decision. Moreover, petitioners are ordered to pay private respondent Petrona Toledo P383.50 per annum beginning 1984 with 6% legal interest until subject land is finally returned to her, minus P2,000.00 which is the amount of the loan secured by mortgage, as actual damages, P30,000.00 as moral damages and P20,000.00 as attorney's fees. SO ORDERED.