94 Phil 778 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Publication of Laws Manuel Lara et al were former taxi drivers of Petronilo Del Rosario, Jr. In September 1950, Del Rosario sold some of his vehicles which led to Lara et al not being needed anymore. Eventually, their services were […]
Monthly Archives: November 2010
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G.R. No. L-16749 – 7 SCRA 95 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Foreign Law – Nationality Principle – Internal and Conflict Rule Application of the Renvoi Doctrine Succession – Nationality Principle – Validity of Wills Edward Christensen was born in New York but he […]
G.R. Nos. L-27860; L-27896; L-27936; L-27937 – 56 SCRA 266 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Nationality Principle – Renvoi Doctrine In November 1952, Linnie Jane Hodges, an American citizen from Texas made a will. In May 1957, while she was domiciled here in […]
G.R. No. 124371 – 345 SCRA 592 – Civil Law – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Effects of Foreign Divorce Succession – Last Will and Testament of an Alien In 1927, Lorenzo Llorente, then a Filipino, was enlisted in the U.S. Navy. In 1937, he […]
G.R. No. L-24170 – 26 SCRA 382 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Territoriality of Philippine Laws Criminal Law – Characteristics of Penal Laws – Territoriality In 1950, customs officers intercepted 5 ships owned by Illuh Asaali et al. Said ships were found to be from Borneo and were on […]
G.R. No. 105364 – 360 SCRA 32 – Civil Law – General Principles – Publication of Laws – Indispensability of Publication Political Law – Municipal Corporations – Dissolution of Government Owned and Controlled Corporations In 1985, the Central Bank of the Philippines filed a Petition for Assistance in the Liquidation […]
G.R. No. 63915 – 136 SCRA 27 – Civil Law – General Principles – Publication of Laws – Presidential Proclamations Invoking the people’s right to be informed on matters of public concerns as well as the principle that laws to be valid and enforceable they must be published in the […]