154 Amonoy vs. Gutierrez G.R. No. 140420‚ February 15‚ 2001 FACTS This case had its roots in Special Proceedings No. 3103 of Branch I of the CFI of Pasig‚ Rizal‚ for the settlement of the estate of the deceased Julio Cantolos‚ involving six (6) parcels of land situated in Tanay Rizal. Amonoy was the counsel of therein Francisca Catolos‚ Agnes Catolos‚ Asuncion Pasamba and Alfonso Formida. On 12 January 1965‚ the Project of Partition submitted was approved and xxx two (2) of the said lots were adjudicated
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Part 2 - Choose ONE of the options [pic] Part 1 - Choose one part of the assigned textbook question to answer An important concept this week is jurisdiction. As the text explains‚ a court must have subject matter jurisdiction to hear a case. Subject matter jurisdiction is rather straight forward - the court must have jurisdic tion to hear the particular type of dispute (see my video for further explanation of this concept). Now look at Question 2 (p. 71) and pick either b‚ c‚ or d
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Certificates to the Ancilliary administrator. Benguet refuses to obey the order of the CFI of Manila on the ground that it is in violation of the Corporation By Laws. Issue: Whether or not the Benguet Consolidated Inc is covered by the orders of the COURT. Held: The Supreme Court Held that “a corporation is an artificial being created by operation of law‚ it owes its life to the state‚ its birth being purely dependent on its will”. It is logically inconceivable therefore that it will have rights and privileges
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The question before the Supreme Court concerning the Young v. UPS. Does the Pregnancy Discrimination Act require an employer to provide the same work accommodations to an employee with pregnancy-related work limitations as to employees with similar‚ but non-pregnancy related‚ work limitation? (http://www.oyez.org/cases) Samuel Bagenstos on behalf of the petitioner argued that UPS violated the second clause of the PDA. To his understanding the second clause means an employee seeking accommodation
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sentenced to death. In the Atkins v. Virginia (2002) case‚ Supreme Court ruled that execution of such a person constitutes cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment (Bethany A. Young-Lundquist‚ 2012). Standardized tests were the method used to test intellect. The purpose of this study was the focus on potential limitations of adaptive functioning. It has been thought that individual s with high levels of psychopathic
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1. The fact of the case Respondent (Schmidt) was a consulting engineer for the appellant company (Kepong Prospecting Ltd). The appellant company was the holders of certain mining leases in respect of deposits of iron ore. They did not work these deposits themselves but allowed them to be worked on tribute by another company named Kepong Mines Ltd. Their business in practice would seem to be confined to collecting the tribute and distributing it to their shareholders after making arrangements
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Dr. Emerson in free territories become the basis for his case. The process began in 1846: Scott lost in his initial suit in a local St. Louis district court‚ but he won in a second trial‚ only to have that decision overturned by the Missouri State Supreme Court. With support from local abolitionists‚ Scott filed another suit in federal court in 1854‚ against John Sanford‚ the widow Emerson’s brother and executor of his estate. When that case was decided in favor of Sanford‚ that Scott turned to the
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Illinois‚ Supra and United States v. Di Re‚ 332 U.S. 581 (1948). In Ybarra‚ police officers obtained a warrant to search a tavern and its bartender for evidence of possession of a controlled substance. Not only did the police search the tavern and the bartender but all the patrons that
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Case Brief 1. CASE: Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. Inc. 556 U.S. 868 (2009) 2. FACTS: A West Virginia jury issued a verdict against respondents (“Massey”) in the amount of $50 million. After the verdict‚ knowing that the West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals would consider the appeal‚ Blankenship‚ the chairman‚ CEO and president of Massey contributed $3 million to help Benjamin run for office in that court in West Virginia’s 2004 judicial election. Benjamin won the election in a close
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