National Power Corporation v. Mimbisa Amboloto

Summary

This case involves National Power Corporation's construction of transmission lines that passed through and damaged Mimbisa Amboloto's private property. The respondent successfully established his ownership over the affected property and proved the damage caused by NPC's transmission lines. When NPC failed to demonstrate payment of compensation for the property damage, the trial court awarded actual damages to the respondent. The Court of Appeals affirmed this decision, and the Supreme Court denied NPC's petition for review on certiorari. The Supreme Court applied Article 2199 of the Civil Code, emphasizing that one is entitled to adequate compensation only for pecuniary loss that has been duly proved. The case reinforces the principle that property owners are entitled to just compensation when their property is damaged by government corporations' infrastructure projects, and that findings of fact by lower courts, when consistently affirmed, are binding on the Supreme Court.