BOYSAW VS.

INTERPHIL PROMOTIONS 148 SCRA 635

FACTS: Solomon Boysaw and his then Manager !illie "et#h$m signed with %nter&hil 'romotions %n#( re&resented )y *o&e Sarreal Sr( a #ontra#t to engage +a)riel ,Flash, -lorde in a )o.ing #ontest /or the 0$nior lightweight #ham&ionshi& o/ the world( %t was sti&$lated that the )o$t wo$ld )e held at the Ri1al Memorial Stadi$m in Manila on Se&tem)er 32 1361 or not later than thirty 4325 days therea/ter sho$ld a &ost&onement )e m$t$ally agreed $&on and that Boysaw wo$ld not &rior to the date o/ the )o.ing #ontest engage in any other s$#h #ontest witho$t the written #onsent o/ %nter&hil 'romotions %n#( 6owe7er )e/ore Se&tem)er 32 1361 Boysaw entered into a non8title )o$t on 9$ne 13 1361 and witho$t #onsent /rom %nter&hil "et#h$m assigned to Amado Araneta the managerial rights o7er Boysaw( Amado Araneta in t$rn trans/erred the earlier a#:$ired managerial rights to Al/redo again witho$t the #onsent /rom %nter&hil( ;$lo therea/ter in/ormed %nter&hil Boysaw<s readiness to #om&ly with the )o.ing #ontra#t o/ May 1 1361( The +AB a/ter a series o/ #on/eren#es o/ )oth &arties s#hed$led the -lorde8Boysaw /ight on =o7em)er 4 1361( ;$lo re/$sed to a##e&t the #harge in the /ight date e7en a/ter Sarreal o//ered to ad7an#e the /ight date to >#to)er ?8 1361( 6owe7er he #hanged his mind and de#ided to a##e&t the /ight date on =o7em)er 4 1361( !hile an -lorde8Boysaw /ight was e7ent$ally staged the /ight #ontem&lated in the May 1 1361 )o.ing #ontra#t ne7er materiali1ed( As a res$lt ;$lo and Boysaw s$ed %nter&hil /or damages allegedly d$e to the latter<s re/$sal to honor their #ommitments $nder the )o.ing #ontra#t o/ May 1 1361(

%SS@-S: 1( !as there a 7iolation o/ the /ight #ontra#t o/ May 1 1361A ?( %n re#i&ro#al o)ligations who has the &ower to res#indA

R@*%=+: 1( ;es( >n the iss$e &ertaining to the 7iolation o/ the May 1 1361 /ight #ontra#t the e7iden#e esta)lished that the #ontra#t was 7iolated )y a&&ellant Boysaw himsel/ when witho$t the a&&ro7al or #onsent o/ %nter&hil he /o$ght *o$is A7ila on 9$ne 13 1361 in *as Begas =e7ada( A&&ellant ;$lo admitted this /a#t d$ring the trial( Another 7iolation o/ the #ontra#t in :$estion was the assignment and trans/er /irst to 9( Amado Araneta and s$)se:$ently to a&&ellant ;$lo 9r( o/ the managerial rights o7er Boysaw witho$t the Cnowledge or #onsent o/ %nter&hil( ?( The &ower to res#ind o)ligations is im&lied in re#i&ro#al ones in #ase one o/ the o)ligors sho$ld not #om&ly with what is in#$m)ent $&on him( There is no do$)t that the #ontra#t in :$estion ga7e rise to re#i&ro#al o)ligations( ,Re#i&ro#al o)ligations are those whi#h arise /rom the same #a$se and in whi#h ea#h &arty is a de)tor and a #reditor o/ the other s$#h that the o)ligation o/ one is de&endent $&on the o)ligation o/ the other( They are to )e &er/ormed sim$ltaneo$sly so that the &er/orman#e o/ one is #onditioned $&on the sim$ltaneo$s /$l/illment o/ the other,The &ower to res#ind is gi7en to the in0$red &arty( ,!here the &lainti// is the &arty who did not &er/orm the $ndertaCing whi#h he was )o$nd )y the terms o/ the agreement to &er/orm 4 he is not entitled to insist $&on the &er/orman#e o/ the #ontra#t )y the de/endant or re#o7er damages )y reason o/ his own )rea#h , >n the 7alidity o/ the /ight &ost&onement the 7iolations o/ the terms o/ the original #ontra#t )y a&&ellants 7ested the a&&ellees with the right to res#ind and re&$diate s$#h #ontra#t altogether( That they so$ght to seeC an ad0$stment o/ one &arti#$lar #o7enant o/ the #ontra#t is $nder the #ir#$mstan#es within the a&&elleeDs rights(