G.R. No. L-68159 – 135 SCRA 431 – Political Law – The Legislative Department – Separation of Powers – Singularity of Office/Position Homobono Adaza was elected governor of the province of Misamis Oriental in the January 30, 1980 elections. He took his oath of office and started discharging his […]
Daily Archives: September 3, 2011
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G.R. No. L-69576 – 140 SCRA 153 – Political Law – The Legislative Department – Separation of Powers – Singularity of Office/Position Cicero Punsalan and Estelito Mendoza were the vice governor and the governor of Pampanga, respectively. Both belong to KBL (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan). On 17 May 1984, Mendoza […]
G.R. No. L-20322 – 38 SCRA 899 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability of the State for acts of special agents In April 1960, a certain Ildefenso Ortiz sued the Irrigation Service Unit (ISU) which was under the Department of Public Works because ISU, without the consent […]
G.R. No. 146710-15 – 353 SCRA 452 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – De Jure vs De Facto President – Arroyo a de jure president Joseph “Erap” Estrada alleges that he is the President on leave while Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo claims she is the President. […]
G.R. No. L-47033 – 72 Phil. 14 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability of proprietors Jose Dingcong was the owner of a hotel in Iloilo. In 1933, a certain Francisco Echevarria rented a room in the upper floor of the hotel. The room he rented was immediately […]
G.R. No. L-23052 – 22 SCRA 267 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability of municipal corporations in certain cases General Principles – General Law vs Special Law – A Special Law may contain General Laws and Vice Versa One day in January 1958, at about 8pm, Genaro […]
G.R. No. L-9010 – 27 Phil. 374 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability of owners of motor vehicles The facts of the case took place in the 1910’s. J.H. Chapman visited a friend in Santa Ana and while he was about to ride a vehicle to take […]
G.R. No. L-2075 – 85 Phil. 67 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability of possessors or users of animals – Assumption of Risk Loreto Afialda was a caretaker of the carabaos owned by Basilio Hisole. In March 1947, without any fault from Afialda or any force majeure, […]
G.R. No. L-11154 – 34 Phil. 311 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability of the State for acts of special agents Political Law – Non-Suability of the State – Waiver of Non-Suability is Not Admission of Liability The facts of the case took place in the […]
G.R. No. L-29025 – 41 SCRA 548 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability of teachers/heads of establishments of arts and trades In March 1966, while Dominador Palisoc (16 years old) was watching Virgilio Daffon and Desiderio Cruz work on a machine in their laboratory class in the […]