G.R. NO. 167270 - PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, VS. HELEN JOYCE CAMPOS. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered: Dismissing the complaint of plaintiff PNB only as against defendant Helen Joyce Campos; Ordering plaintiff PNB to restore to the current or savings account of Campos the amount of P90,065.25 which it debited in part payment of the check, or pay or refund Campos said amount if the restoration is no longer feasible, with interest of 12% per annum from April 18, 1995 until fully paid, refunded or restored; Ordering plaintiff [PNB] to also pay defendant Campos moral damages of P50,000.00 and attorney's fees of P20,000.00; Ordering defendant Jasmin Gequillana to pay back plaintiff PNB the amount of P450,000.00, the face value of the check it paid to Gequillana, plus interest of 12% per annum from April 18, 1995 until fully paid; Condemning defendant Gequillana to pay or reimburse PNB the amounts of P50,000.00 as moral damages and attorney's fees of P20,000.00 that PNB shall have paid Campos, plus interest at 12% per annum from the date of payment or reimbursement by PNB to Campos until the amounts are fully paid; and Ordering defendant Gequillana to pay the costs of litigation. SO ORDERED.