G.R. No. 174153 – 505 SCRA 160 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Amendment vs Revision Raul Lambino et al were able to gather the signatures of 6,327,952 individuals for an initiative petition to amend the 1987 Constitution. That said number of votes comprises at least 12 per […]
Monthly Archives: July 2011
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G.R. No. 127325 – 270 SCRA 106 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Amendment to the Constitution On 6 December 1996, Atty. Jesus S. Delfin filed with the COMELEC a Petition to Amend the Constitution to Lift Term Limits of elective Officials by People’s Initiative. The COMELEC then, […]
G.R. No. 78239 – 170 SCRA 190 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Powers of the President – Pardon Does not Extinguish Civil Liabilities & It is Prospective Salvacion Monsanto was the Asst. Treasurer of Calbayug City. She was charged with Estafa through Falsification of Public Documents. She […]
G.R. No. 99031 – 202 SCRA 844 – 279 Phil. 920 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Powers of the President – Pardon – Applicable to Administrative Cases Mariano Ocampo III was the governor of Tarlac Province. Rodolfo Llamas together with some other complainants filed an administrative case […]
G.R. No. L-58289 – 115 SCRA 418 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Powers of the President – Amnesty Does not Need Concurrence from Congress if the President Acts Pursuant to His Power to Legislate In 1982, after the lifting of Martial Law, Legaspi, then incumbent member of the […]
G.R. No. 75112 – 212 SCRA 637 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Employer-Employee Relationship – The School and its Working Students – Section 14, Rule X, Book III, IRR (Labor Code) Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability of Schools for the Tortious Acts of its Working […]
225 SCRA 456 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Pactum Commissorium Carlos Valdes acquired title over a Baguio summer residence named Pulong Maulap but this was actually in behalf of Jose Nakpil who arranged that while he does not have the money to pay Valdes the title remains […]
G.R. No. 112191 – 267 SCRA 653 – Civil Law – Secured Transactions – Continuing Surety; Future Obligations In 1981, Joseph Chua and Edgar Rodrigueza executed separate surety agreements in favor of Fortune Motors (Phils.) Corporation to cover obligations incurred by Fortune Motors whether they be enforced or thereafter made […]
G.R. No. 94149 – 208 SCRA 343 – Mercantile Law – Law on Transportation – Civil Code vs Code of Commerce (which is to be applied in the presence of negligence in cases of lost of goods) Civil Law – Torts and Damages Mayleen Paper, Inc. contracted the services […]
G.R. No. 30882 – 54 Phil. 361 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Pactum Commissorium – Mortgage On September 15, 1925, Go Chulian executed a mortgage in favor of Genoveva De Jayme over 2 parcels of land. The mortgage had a clause which allowed De Jayme to appropriate the […]
G.R. No. L-11515 – 42 Phil. 845 – Mercantile Law – Law on Transportation – General Averages – Stranding by Reason of War The International Harvester Company in Russia (IHCR), an American Company, contracted the Hamburg-American Line (HAL) to transport 852 crates of agricultural machinery from Baltimore, Maryland (USA) to Hamburg, […]
G.R. No. L-19671 – 15 SCRA 355 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – When Liability for Quasi Delict Arises – Unfounded Suit – Alienation of Affection In February 1948, Pastor Tenchavez and Vicenta Escaño secretly married each other and of course without the knowledge of Escaño’s parents who were […]
G.R. No. 22063 – 46 Phil. 327 – Civil Law< - Torts and Damages - When Liability for Quasi Delict Arises In November 1922, Crispulo Onrubia was driving his car in Calle Ascarraga, Manila and he overrun the 9-year old son of Lucio Francisco which led to his son’s death. […]
G.R. No. 1719 – 7 Phil. 359 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Kinds of Fault – Contributory Negligence Labor Law – Social Legislation – Liability of Employers – Workplace Accident M.H. Rakes was working as a laborer for Atlantic Gulf in the early 1900s. One day, they […]
G.R. No. L-4977 – 16 Phil. 18 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Elements of Quasi Delict David Taylor was a 15 year old boy who spent time as a cabin boy at sea; he was also able to learn some principles of mechanical engineering and mechanical drawing […]