G.R. No. L‑3009
December 4, 1906
FACTS
– Plaintiffs‑appellants (Felicidad Bustamante et al.) lost in the trial court, which rendered judgment in favor of the defendant‑appellee, Cristóbal Bustamante.
– Plaintiffs filed a bill of exceptions and moved for a new trial, claiming the judgment was not supported by the evidence. Their motion for a new trial was denied.
– The appellants did not transmit the lower‑court record or evidence to the Supreme Court; they submitted only a brief and requested placement of the case on the calendar.
ISSUE
Assuming the factual findings of the trial court are true, does the record justify affirming the judgment in favor of the defendant despite the absence of the evidentiary record before the Supreme Court?
RULING
– The Court held that, without the evidentiary record, review is limited to whether the trial‑court’s factual findings, as alleged, can support the judgment.
– Finding that the trial court’s decision was fully justified by the facts as stated, the Supreme Court AFFIRMED the judgment for the defendant.
– Costs of the proceedings were assessed against the appellants.
Concurrence: Chief Justice Arellano and Justices Torres, Mapa, Carson, and Tracey joined the opinion.
