Case Digests for Law Students

J. M. TUASON & CO., INC., JOSE M. TUASON, NICASIO A. TUASON, TERESA TUASON, CELSO S. TUASON and SEVERO A. TUASON, Petitioners,  Vs. HON. HERMINIO C. MARIANO, Presiding Judge of the Court of First Instance of Rizal MANUELA AQUIAL, MARIA AQUIAL, Spouses JOSE M. CORDOVA and SATURNINA C. CORDOVA, Respondents. Sison Law Office and Senensio O. Ortile for petitioners. Hill & Associates Law Office for respondents Aquials. Antonio E. Pesigan for respondents Cordovas. G.R. No. L-33140, October 23, 1978 Facts: Respondents Aquial were claiming ownership of a parcel of land located in Quezon City having an area of 383 hectares. They are alleging that the land to which they claim was acquired by their father by means of Spanish Title, has been fraudulently and erroneously included in O.C.T. No. 735. Plaintiffs Aquial prayed that O.C.T. No. 735 and the titles derived be declared void due to certain irregularities in the Land Registration proceedings. J.M. Tuason & Co.,...

People of the Philippines, Plaintiff-appellant Vs. Guillermo Manantan, Defendant-appellee G.R. No. 14129, July 31, 1962 Facts: Defendant Guillermo Manantan was charged with a violation of section 54 of the Revised Election Code in the Province of Pangasinan. Section 54. Active intervention of public officers and employees. - No justice, judge, fiscal, treasurer, or assessor of any province, no officer or employee of the Army, no member of the national, provincial, city, municipal or rural police force, and no classified civil service officer or employee shall aid in any candidate, or exert influence in any manner in any election or take part therein, except to vote, if entitled thereto, or to preserve public peace, if he is a peace officer. Defendant contends that the provision excludes justice of peace and as such, he is excluded from this prohibition. The defense moved to dismiss the information on the ground that as justice of peace, the defendant is not...

City of Manila and City Treasurer, Petitioners-appellants, Vs. Judge Amador F. Gomez of the Court of First Instance of Manila and ESSO Philippines, inc., Respondents-appellees G.R. No. L-37251, August 31, 1981 Facts: The Revised Charter of Manila Axes the annual Realty tax at 1-1/2%. While, the Special Education Fund Law imposed an annual additional tax of 1% on the assessed value of real property in addition to the real property tax regularly levied thereon but the total real property tax shall not exceed 3%. The Municipal Board of Manila imposed an additional 1/2% to fix the total imposable tax on real property at 3% which is divided into: 1.5% as per charter of Manila, 1% as per Special Education Fund and 1/2% as per order of the Municipal Board. Private Respondent ESSO Philippines paid the additional one half percent real property tax under protest and later filed a complaint for the recovery of the said amount. It is contented that the additional 1/2% paid is ...

Lydia O. Chua, Petitioner Vs. The Civil Service Commission, The National Irrigation Administration, Respondents G.R. No. 88979, February 7, 1992 Facts: Republic Act 6683 provided benefits for early retirement and voluntary separation as well as for involuntary separation due to reorganization. Section 2 (Coverage) of R.A. 6683 provides who are qualified to avail the benefits under the law which includes all regular, temporary, casual and emergency employees who have rendered two consecutive years of government service as of the date of separation with the exception of uniformed personnel of (Armed Forced of the Philippines) AFP and (Philippine Constabulary Integrated National Police) PC/INP. Petitioner Lydia Chua, believing that she is qualified to avail of the benefits of the Early Retirement Law, filed an application to the Respondent National Irrigation Administration (NIA), which was denied since petitioner is a co-terminus employee. She appealed with resp...