Republic of the Philippines Second Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Branch 03
Civil Case No 7262 !or" Recovery of #ttorney$s !ee and %a&ages
CLARA AGUSTIN, Plaintiff,
'versus' GEORGE M. CARAG and ALEXANDRA M. CARAG, %efendants (''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''(
PLAINTIFF’S PRE-TRIAL BRIEF A. POSSIBILITY POSSIBILITY OF AMICA AMICABLE BLE SETTLEMENT
The Plaintiff proposes for settle&ent that %efendants shall convey in her favor !)*R +*N%R% +*N%R% -.00/ s & of the disputed lots 1hich for& part of the attorney attorney$s $s fee of #tty S2)N T #tty T #4*ST2N #4*ST2N specifically specifically to include that that portion upon 1hich she constructed constructed a per&anent structure 1aiving all other &onetary clai&s B. ADMITTED FACTS
5 2dent 2dentity ity of th the e part parties ies 6 2de 2dent ntity ity of of the the sub7e sub7ect ct lots lots 3 (isten (istence ce and due e(ecution e(ecution of the the Contract for for #ttorney #ttorney$s $s !ee of Counsel Counsel PROPOSALS FOR ADMISSION
5 #tty #tty Si&eon T T #gus #gustin tin filed t1o civil civil cases for the %efendants, %efendants, Civil Civil Case No 839: for Partition and Civil Case No 90:9 against the CS*; 6 2n Civil Case Case No 839:, 839:, as part of the Co&pro&is Co&pro&ise e #gree& #gree&ent ent,, three parcels parcels of lot 1ere a1arded to %efendants, TCT Nos T'536898,536980 and 5360:0; 3 %efendants %efendants sold that that property covered covered by TCT No No T'5368 T'536898 98 in the a&ount a&ount of )N 2<<2)N !2= +*N%R% T+)*S#N% PS)S -PhP5,800,00000/ . %efendants %efendants failed failed to deliver deliver the additional additional 50> attorney$s attorney$s fee fee as agreed agreed upon in the Contract for #ttorney$s !ee; C. ISSUES
5 ?heth ?hether er or not the Contrac Contractt for #tt #ttorn orney ey$s $s !ee of Counse Counsell is a va valid lid and legally legally binding contract@ 6 ?heth ?hether er or no nott de decea cease sed d #tty tty Si Si&eo &eon n T #gusti #gustin n is en entit titled led to ad addit dition ional al 50 50> > attorney$s fee as per Contract for #ttorney$s !ee@ 3 ?het ?hether her or not not Plaint Plaintiff iff is entitl entitled ed to da&age da&ages@ s@
D. EXHIBITS
5 Contract for #ttorney$s !ee of Counsel 'to prove %efendants engaged the services of the late #tty Si&eon T #gustin to file t1o cases; 'to prove the attorney$s fee of #tty Si&eon #gustin 6 Co&plaint in Civil Case No 839: for Judicial Partition 'to prove the filing of the said co&plaint pursuant to the engage&ent contract 3 Co&plaint in Civil Case No 90:9 'to prove the filing of the said co&plaint pursuant to the engage&ent contract; 'to prove 4eorge Carag 1as a1are of the filing of the co&plaint . %ecision in Civil Case No 839: 'to prove the +onorable Court, RTC, Branch 08 rendered a decision based on Co&pro&ise #gree&ent in Civil Case No 893:; 'to prove the %efendants 1ere a1arded three parcels of land, TCT Nos T'536898, 536980, 5360:0 8 TCT No T'536898 ' to prove the landholding 1as registered in the na&e of the heirs of Pedro Carag 1ho are the %efendants in this case 9 TCT No T'536980 ' to prove the landholding 1as registered in the na&e of the heirs of Pedro Carag 1ho are the %efendants in this case : TCT No T'5360:0 ' to prove the landholding 1as registered in the na&e of the heirs of Pedro Carag 1ho are the %efendants in this case A %eed of #bsolute Sale dated 63 Septe&ber 600A covering that parcel of land covered by TCT No T'536898 'to prove the sale in the a&ount of )N 2<<2)N !2= +*N%R% T+)*S#N% PS)S -PhP5,800,00000/ TCT No 59A9A5 'to prove J)%#R2*S S#<=# is the ne1 o1ner of lot 6'%'6 of the subdivision plan, Psd'-af/'06'06833A; 'to prove this lot 1as a&ong those a1arded to %efendants by virtue of the %ecision in Civil Case No 893: 50%e&and additional attorney$s fee of #tty Si&eon T #gustin 55 #dverse Clai& duly annotated at the bac of TCT Nos T'536898, 536980, and 5360:0;
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to prove Plaintiff caused the annotation of #dverse Clai& on the sub7ect titles
56Receipt dated 6 #ugust 5A 'to prove #tty Si&eon T #gustin received fro& 4eorge Carag the a&ount of T+2RTN T+)*S#N% !2= +*N%R% -PhP53,80000/ as e(penses for filing of the t1o civil cases -partition and against CS*/ in the RTC, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 53Telegra& for Trans&ission dated 5A %ece&ber 5A 'to rove #tty Si&eon T #gustin regularly co&&unicates 1ith %efendants in relation to the cases filed for the& 5.Receipt for Telegra& 'to prove #tty Si&eon T #gustin sent a letter dated 5A %ece&ber 5A to 4)R4 C#R#4 through the T<)! 58 #ffidavit of #tty Si&eon T #gustin 'to prove that #tty #gustin 1anted to clai& his additional 50> attorney$s fee 59Contract for additional attorney$s fee of #tty S2)N T #4*ST2N E. AAILMENT OF DISCOERY PROCEDURES OR REFERRAL TO COMMISSIONERS
Plaintiff is 1illing to avail of discovery procedures or referral to co&&issioners F. !ITNESS CLARA AGUSTIN D to prove her causes of actions
Respectfully sub&itted 30 Nove&ber 600 D Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
ATTY. LEA T. MALANA-BALANON Carig Sur aharlia +igh1ay Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 2BP No :5060A'05E5E0 PTR No 08593A8'05E0AE0 Roll No .8663 C< Co&pl No 22'000A903
Copy furnished"
A""#. RAYMOND REYNOLD LAUIGAN Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
