G.R. No. L-15966, November 11, 1919
MANUEL AREVALO, petitioner, vs. CLEMENTE DALANDAN, respondent.

FACTS:
Manuel Arevalo initiated quo warranto proceedings in the Court of First Instance of Rizal to challenge Clemente Dalandan’s right to the office of municipal president of Las Piñas. After the court ruled in the case, Dalandan sought to appeal the decision by filing a bill of exceptions. The trial judge, however, refused to approve and certify the bill of exceptions for transmission to the Supreme Court. Dalandan, through counsel, then petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus under Section 499 of the Code of Civil Procedure to compel the judge to approve and certify the bill of exceptions.

ISSUE:
Whether the Supreme Court should issue a writ of mandamus to compel the trial judge to approve and certify the bill of exceptions in a quo warranto proceeding involving a municipal office.

RULING:
The Supreme Court denied the petition for mandamus. The Court held that, under the Election Law and other pertinent legal provisions governing election matters for municipal offices, all resolutions and decisions of the court in such cases are final and non-appealable. Since the quo warranto proceeding involved the office of municipal president, the trial judge’s decision was not subject to appeal. Consequently, the judge correctly refused to approve and certify the bill of exceptions, as the appeal taken by Dalandan was improper and inadmissible. Costs were imposed on the respondent.