G.R. No. L-16163 – 7 SCRA 316 – Mercantile Law – Insurance Law – Representation – Concealment – Misrepresentation – Fraud In September 1957, Estefania Saturnino was operated for cancer in which her right breast was removed. She was advised by her surgeon that she’s not totally cured because […]
Monthly Archives: December 2011
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A.C. No. 198-J – 39 SCRA 106 – Political Law – Basic Principles – Separation of Powers Catalino Macaraig, Jr. worked in the Department of Justice for sixteen years before he was appointed as a Court of First Instance judge in 1970. He took his oath but he cannot […]
G.R. No. L-20088 – 16 SCRA 6 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Coverage of the Social Security Act Luzon Stevedoring Corporation (LSC) is engaged in the business of stevedoring, lightering, and towing in the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod. It owns, maintains and operates towboats, barges and a […]
G.R. No. L-47593 – 74 Phil. 468 – Mercantile Law – Insurance Law – Representation – Insurance Agent’s Fraud From the court’s decision rendered in the case of Insular Life Assurance vs Feliciano (1941), Insular Life filed a motion for reconsideration. Insular avers that Feliciano is not entitled to […]
G.R. No. L-47593 – 73 Phil. 201 (40 Off. Gaz. 2842) – Mercantile Law – Insurance Law – Representation – Insurance Agent’s Fraud Evaristo Feliciano was issued an insurance policy by Insular Life. In September 1935, he died. His heirs (Serafin Feliciano et al) filed an insurance claim but […]
G.R. No. L-46440 – 67 Phil. 62 – Political Law – Basic Principles – Branches of Government; Separation of Powers – Rule of Non-Interference In November 1938, Carmen Planas, then a municipal board member of Manila, published a statement criticizing the acts of certain government officials including Pres. Manuel Quezon […]
G.R. No. L-45081 – 63 Phil. 139 – Political Law – Basic Principles – Branches of Government; Separation of Powers; System of Checks and Balances In the elections of September 17, 1935, Jose Angara, and the respondents, Pedro Ynsua et al. were candidates voted for the position of member of […]
Local autonomy is the exercise of certain basic powers, i.e. police power, power of eminent domain, and taxing power, by local government units so as to best serve the interest and promote the general well being of their inhabitants. By express constitutional mandate, enjoyment of local autonomy by the […]
G.R. No. 110526 – 286 SCRA 109 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Declaration of State Principles – Free Enterprise – There is still a need for protective regulations The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) was created by Presidential Decree No. 232 as an independent public corporation to promote the […]
G.R. No. L-25246 – 59 SCRA 54 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Declaration of State Policies – Primacy of the Constitution over Contractual Rights – Religious Freedom Benjamin Victoriano, an Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) member, has been an employee of the Elizalde Rope Factory (ERF) since 1958. […]
G.R. No. 101083 – 224 SCRA 792 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Declaration of Principles and State Policies – Harmony in Nature – Inter-Generational Responsibility – Inter-Generational Justice A taxpayer’s class suit was initiated by the Philippine Ecological Network, Inc. (PENI) together with the minors Juan Antonio […]
G.R. No. L-27714 – 109 SCRA 1 – Political Law – Basic Principles – Equal Protection Clause – Discrimination Against Women; Appointing Women as Street Sweepers is not Discriminatory Then Metro Manila Mayor Antonio Villegas approved the appointment of 91 women street sweepers in the City of Manila. But the […]
G.R. No. L-68828 – 135 SCRA 514 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Basic Principles – Religious Freedom vs Clear and Present Danger Doctrine One afternoon in October 1984, Reli German et al went to JP Laurel Street to pray and worship at the St. Luke Chapel. But they […]
G.R. No. L-5279 – 95 Phil. 806 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Declaration of State Policies – Civic Efficiency – Regulation of Private Schools The Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU) assailed the constitutionality of Act No. 2706 as amended by Act No. 3075 and Commonwealth Act […]
G.R. NO. 155043 – 439 SCRA 649 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Option Money vs Earnest Money – Sale of Conjugal Property Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Sale of Conjugal Property Arturo and Esther Abalos were husband and wife. They own a parcel of […]
G.R. No. L-34854 – 86 SCRA 413 – Political Law – Basic Principles – Elements of a State – Government – Inviolability of the Separation of Church and State Political Law – Election Law / Law on Public Officers – May a priest run for public office? In 1971, […]