DARIO NACAR, PETITIONER, vs. GALLERY FRAMES AND/OR FELIPE BORDEY, BORDEY, JR., RESPONDENTS. G.R. No. 189871 August 13, 2013 FACTS On January 24, 1997, Dario Nacar got dismissd !y "is m#$oyr, Ga$$ry %rams. & '$d a com#$aint( t" )a!or )a!or Ar!it Ar!itr r ru$d ru$d t"at t"at #**on #**onr r +as +as dismis dismissd sd +it"ou +it"outt ust ust caus. caus. A com#ut com#uta* a*on on -or -or t" s#ara*on #ay and !ac +ags +r mad it amountd to /"# 18,919.92. " rs#ondnt soug"t a##a$ to t" N)R, A and u#rm ourt, !ut t"y +r a$$ dismissd, t"us t" udgmnt !cam 'na$ on A#ri$ 17, 2002. During t" cu*on o- t" 'na$ udgmnt, t" #**onr '$d a mo*on -or t" r5com#uta*on o- t" damags. " amount #r6ious$y com#utd inc$uds t" s#ara*on #ay and !ac +ags u# to t" *m o- "is dismissa$. " #**onr argud t"at t" damags s"ou$d co6r t" #riod un*$ t" dat o- 'na$ udgmnt. A r5com#uta*on +as mad and t" damags +as incrasd to 471,320.31. Rs#ondnt #rayd -or t" uas"a$ o- suc" mo*on on t" ground t"at t" udgmnt mad !y t" is a$rady 'na$ and t" amount s"ou$d not ! -urt"r a$trd. /**onr a$so '$d anot"r mo*on asing t" court to ordr t" rs#ondnt to #ay t" a##ro#riat $ga$ intrst o- t" damags -rom t" dat o- 'na$ udgmnt un*$ -u$$ #aymnt. ISSUES 1. "t"r "t"r or not a su!sun su!suntt corrc*on corrc*on o- t" damags damags a+ardd a+ardd during during t" t" 'na$ udgmnt udgmnt ot" u#rm ourt 6io$ats t" ru$ on immuta!i$ity o- udgmnts. 2. "t"r "t"r or not not t" r5com# r5com#uta uta*on *on mad mad !y t" t" )a!or Ar!it Ar!itr r is corrct. corrct. 3. "t"r "t"r or not a##ro#ria a##ro#riat t intrst intrstss may ! c$aimd c$aimd !y t" #**onr #**onr.. RULING 1. "t"r "t"r or not a su!sun su!suntt corrc*on corrc*on o- t" damags damags a+ardd a+ardd during during t" t" 'na$ udgmnt udgmnt ot" u#rm ourt 6io$ats t" ru$ on immuta!i$ity o- udgmnts.
" u#rm ourt ru$d t"at a corrc*on in t" com#uta*on o- t" damags dos not 6io$at t" ru$ on immuta!i$ity o- udgmnts. " 'na$ dcision mad !y t" u#rm ourt to a+ard t" #**onr +it" damags +it" rgards to t" dismissa$ +it"out us*'a!$ caus can ! di6idd into t+o im#ortant #arts. On is t" 'nding t"at an i$$ga$ dismissa$ +as indd mad. And t" ot"r is t" com#uta*on o- damags. According to a #r6ious cas o- ssion D$ig"ts c ram and %ast %oods 6. ourt o- A##a$s, t" u#rm ourt "$d t"at t" scond #art o- t" dcision 5 !ing mr$y a com#uta*on o- +"at t" 'rst 'rst #art #art o- t" dcisi dcision on sta!$ sta!$is" is"d d and dc$ard dc$ard 5 can, can, !y its natur, natur, ! r5co r5com#u m#utd td.. " r5 com#uta*on o- t" consuncs o- i$$ga$ dismissa$ u#on cu*on o- t" dcision dos not cons*tut an a$tra*on or amndmnt o- t" 'na$ dcision !ing im#$mntd. " i$$ga$ dismissa$ ru$ing stands( on$y t" com#uta*on o- montary consuncs o- t"is dismissa$ is a:ctd, and t"is is not a 6io$a*on o- t" #rinci#$ o- immuta!i$ity o- 'na$ udgmnts.
2. "t"r "t"r or not not t" r5com# r5com#uta uta*on *on mad mad !y t" t" )a!or Ar!it Ar!itr r is corrct. corrct.
" u#rm ourt !$i6s t"at t" amount o- 471,320.31 as damags is corrct. According to Ar*c$ 279 o- t" )a!or od, r$i-s in cas cas o- i$$ga$ dismissa$ dismissa$ con*nu to add u# u# un*$ its -u$$ sa*s-ac*on. sa*s-ac*on. " origina$ com#uta*on c$ar$y inc$uds damags on$y u# to t" 'na$ity o- t" $a!or ar!itr;s dcision. "r-or, t" u#rm ourt a##ro6s t" dcision con'rming t"at a r5com#uta*on is ncssary. " $a!or ar!itr r5com#utd t" a+ard to inc$ud t" s#ara*on #ay and t" !ac +ags du u# to t" 'na$ity o- t" dcision t"at -u$$y trminatd t" cas on t" mrits. 3. "t"r "t"r or not a##ro#ria a##ro#riat t intrst intrstss may ! c$aimd c$aimd !y t" #**onr #**onr..
" u#rm ourt ru$d t"at t" #**onr s"a$$ ! n*t$d to intrst. n t" cas o-
ang >ango o ntr ntra$ a$ ng /i$i#i /i$i#inas nas ?onta ?ontary ry >oard >oard @>/5 @>/5?> ?>,, in its Rso$u*on No. 79B datd ?ay 1B, 2013 dc$ard t"at t" rat o- intrst -or t" $oan or -or!aranc o- any mony, goods or crdits and t" rat a$$o+d in udgmnts, in t" a!snc o- an #rss contract as to suc" rat o- intrst, s"a$$ ! si #rcnt @B= #r annum. onsunt$y, onsunt$y, t" t+$6 #rcnt @12= #r # r annum $ga$ intrst s"a$$ a##$y un*$ Jun 30, 2013. ACr+ards, t" n+ rat o- si #rcnt @B= #r annum s"a$$ ! t " #r6ai$ing rat o- intrst +"n a##$ica!$. " rs#ondnt +as ordrd to #ay intrst o- t+$6 #rcnt @12= #r annum o- t" tota$ montary a+ards, com#utd -rom ?ay 27, 2002 to Jun 30, 2013 and si #rcnt @B= #r annum -rom Ju$y 1, 2013 un*$ t"ir -u$$ sa*s-ac*on.
