Case Digests

FACTS Juliana Benemerito, the widow of Silvino Salvante, brought an action to recover possession of nine parcels of land, alleging that her husband died intestate. The […]

FACTS Esteban Guillermo (plaintiff-appellee) initiated an action to recover possession of two parcels of coconut land. He claimed to have purchased these properties five years prior […]

FACTS Manuel Samonte was accused of robbery in the Court of First Instance of Manila. The information alleged that on or about December 30, 1905, Samonte […]

FACTS On March 25, 1905, within the municipality of Taal, Province of Batangas, the defendants, Jose Magno, Juan Rio, Baldomero Taguian, Pablo Moral, and Lino Dalafu, […]

FACTS Joaquin Celis was employed as a bookkeeper by the firm Findlay & Co., where he was in charge of the insurance department. His duties included […]

FACTS: At a municipal election for president of Manapla, Occidental Negros, Vicente Ardosa received 156 votes and Isabelo Aguirre received 124 votes out of 280 cast. […]

FACTS: Calder & Co. imported a C.I. centrifugal pump from Singapore. The Acting Collector of Customs classified it as “other machinery” under paragraph 257(b) of the […]

FACTS Artadi & Co. (plaintiff) sued Chu Baco (defendant) to recover P7,101.43 as the balance of a running account. The defendant did not dispute the debt […]

FACTS The plaintiffs, heirs of Antonio Enriquez and Ciriaca Villanueva, sought to have two deeds declared fraudulent and void: one executed on March 12, 1884, by […]