Attorneys fees may be awarded when a party is compelled to litigate or incur expenses to protect his interest by reason of an unjustified act of the other party

SPOUSES NORA SAGUID and ROLANDO P. SAGUID vs. SECURITY FINANCE, INC., G.R. No. 159467, December 9, 2005

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Moreover, attorneys fees may be awarded when a party is compelled to litigate or incur expenses to protect his interest by reason of an unjustified act of the other party.^[53] Petitioners are entitled thereto because they were compelled to litigate in order to protect their interest. Moreover, there being an award for exemplary damages,^[54] it follows that there should be an award thereof. An award of P20,000.00 will be sufficient as the award of P200,000.00 by the RTC is too much.

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