THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE INSURANCE CO.‚ plaintiff-appellant‚ vs. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION and PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK‚ defendants-appellees. Ponente: Justice Facts: * May 3‚ 1920: Great Eastern Life Ins. Co. (Eastern) drew its check for P2‚000 on the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) payable to the order of Lazaro Melicor. * E. M. Maasim fraudulently obtained possession of the check‚ forged Melicor’s signature‚ as an endorser‚ and then personally
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ABOITIZ SHIPPING CORPORATION V NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY‚ LTD. [CITATION] QUISUMBING; May 2‚ 2006 NATURE Petition for review on certiorari FACTS - Societe Francaise Des Colloides loaded a cargo of textiles and auxiliary chemicals from France on board a vessel owned by Franco-Belgian Services‚ Inc. - The cargo was consigned to General Textile‚ Inc.‚ in Manila and insured by respondent New India Assurance Company‚ Ltd. - While in Hongkong‚ the cargo was transferred to M/V P. Aboitiz
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Constitutional Law Case Digest People vs. Perfecto Facts: Perfecto was convicted by the municipal trial court as editor of La Nacion for publishing libelous statement pursuant to Article 256 of Spanish Penal Code. Issue: whether article 256 of the Spanish Penal Code‚ punishing "Any person who‚ by . . . writing‚ shall defame‚ abuse‚ or insult any Minister of the Crown or other person in authority . . .‚" is still in force. Ruling: 1. Effect of the Philippine Libel Law‚ Act No. 277‚ on article
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CASE DIGEST CASE #1: Kuroda v. Jalandoni 83 Phil 171 • FACTS: - Shigenori Kuroda‚ former Lieutenant-General of the Japanese Imperial Forces of the Philippines‚ was charged before a Military Commission in violation of the laws and customs of war. The Petitioner seeks to establish the illegality of Executive Order No. 68 of the President of the Philippines; to enjoin and prohibit two US prosecutors from participating in the prosecution of the petitioner’s case; and to permanently
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ASUNZA‚ Charles Darvin S. 4LM RESTATE THE FOLLOWING: 1. ARTICLE 279 No less than the Constitution recognizes and guarantees the labor’s right to security of tenure. Under the Labor Code of the Philippines‚ as amended‚ specifically‚ Article 279 of the said Code‚ the security of tenure has been construed to mean as that “the employer shall not terminate the services of an employee except for a just cause or when authorized” by the Code. The two facets of this legal provision are: (a) the
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GUANZON‚ Aldrin James L. PA 122 REGALA‚ Marc Daniel d. J. Hilda G. Diokno Lademora‚ Carl C. vs. CSC‚ Feb‚ 05‚ 2007 Facts: On February 3‚ 2006 petitioner‚ the duly elected Mayor of San Francisco‚ Agusan Del Sur‚ filed a Motion for Reconsideration of the invalidation of the approval of the temporary appointment of Daligdig with the CSC-CARAGA‚ where the case contains the following relevant portions: a) On July 5‚ 2005 Mayor Lademora appointed‚ Gil A. Daligdig as Municipal
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Salazar‚ Kristine Kim B. 4-DLM 1. Arturo Tolentino vs Secretary of Finance FACTS: Tolentino et al is questioning the constitutionality of RA 7716 otherwise known as the Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT) Law. Tolentino averred that this revenue bill did not exclusively originate from the House of Representatives as required by Section 24‚ Article 6 of the Constitution. Even though RA 7716 originated as HB 11197 and that it passed the 3 readings in the HoR‚ the same did not complete the 3 readings
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Facts: Respondent is a Master Sergeant of the Phil. Air Force and the petitioners‚ Redentor Complate‚ employee of co-petitioner Elpidio Abaiad. Albayda was on his way to the office to report for duty‚ riding a bicycle ‚ the taxi driven by Completo bumped and sideswiped him‚ causing serious physical injuries. The Office of the City Prosecutor issued a resolution as Albayda said in his filling complaint‚ recommending the filing of an information for reckless imprudence resulting physical injuries
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Common Carrier De Guzman vs Court of Appeals G.R. No. L-47822‚ December 22‚ 1988 Ponente : Feliciano‚ J.: Facts: Ernesto Cendana was engaged in buying up used bottles and scrap metal in Pangasinan and upon gathering sufficient quantities of such scrap material‚ respondent would bring such material to Manila for resale. On the return trip to Pangasinan‚ respondent would load his vehicles with cargo which various merchants wanted delivered to differing establishments in Pangasinan. For that
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Thornton vs. Thornton‚ G.R. No. 154598 August 16‚ 2004‚ J. Corona Facts: Petitioner‚ an American‚ and respondent‚ a Filipino‚ were married in Manila. A year later‚ respondent gave birth to a baby girl. However‚ after three years‚ respondent grew restless and bored as a plain housewife. She wanted to return to her old job as a "guest relations officer" in a nightclub‚ with the freedom to go out with her friends. Whenever petitioner was out of the country‚ respondent was also often out with her friends
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