G.R. No. L-9152 – 100 Phil. 586 – Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Filing of Complaints – Dismissal Without Prejudice Josefina Mortel was induced by Anacleto Aspiras to marry him in Manila. Mortel agreed and so she went to Manila. Anacleto accompanied her to the city hall where […]
Monthly Archives: August 2012
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A.M. No. 3249 – 179 SCRA 680 – Legal Ethics – Moral Delinquency In 1985, Atty. Laurence Cordova, while being married to Salvacion Delizo and with two children, left his wife and children to cohabit with another married woman. In 1986, Salvacion and Cordova had a reconciliation where Cordova […]
A.M. No. 145 – 100 Phil. 610 – Legal Ethics – Lawyer may be disbarred even if transgression is not one enumerated by law In 1952, Atty. Anacleto Aspiras introduced himself as a single man to Josefina Mortel. Josefina believed it and she let Anacleto court her. Anacleto, with […]
A.M. No. 1608 – 106 SCRA 591 – Legal Ethics – Gross Immoral Conduct – Breach of promise to marry In 1970, when Segundino Maniwang was still a law student, he had a relationship with Magdalena Arciga, then a medical technology student. They started having a sexual relationship in 1971. […]
Adm. Case No. 481 – 27 SCRA 169 – Legal Ethics – Gross Immoral Conduct Atty. Arturo Lopez became a lawyer in 1957. In 1958, he courted Virginia Almirez; they became sweethearts. In 1960, Lopez manifested his intention to marry Almirez. Almirez believed in the promise and so they […]
A.C. No. 1392 – 128 SCRA 485 – Legal Ethics – Grossly Immoral Conduct; Adultery Atty. Generoso Obusan, Jr., then single, had a relationship with one Natividad Estabillo. In 1972, Estabillo begot a son with Obusan. Obusan later found out that Estabillo was at the time still validly married […]
A.C. No. 2361 – 170 SCRA 100 – 252 Phil. 98 – Legal Ethics – Duty to Hold in Trust Client’s Money In 1979, Leonila Licuanan won a case against her tenant Aida Pineda whereby Pineda was ordered to pay the rents due to Licuanan. Pineda complied and she started […]
A.C. No. 5808 – 458 SCRA 1 – Legal Ethics – Canon 16 – Misappropriation of Client’s Money In 1997, a compromise agreement was reached between Oscar Espiritu and Ricardo Maon whereby Espiritu agreed to deliver P50k to Maon. Espiritu handed the P50k to Atty. Jaime Ulep, his lawyer, […]
A.C. No. 547 – 159 Phil. 171 – 63 SCRA 667 – Legal Ethics – Grossly Immoral Act; Intimacy between a man and a woman Emerenciana Reyes and Felipe Wong were classmates in the college of law at MLQ University in 1960. Wong and Reyes became sweethearts. Later on, […]
READ CASE DIGEST HERE. Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila SECOND DIVISION G.R. No. 176484 November 25, 2008 CALAMBA MEDICAL CENTER, INC., petitioner vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, RONALDO LANZANAS AND MERCEDITHA* LANZANAS, respondents. D E C I S I O N CARPIO MORALES, J.: The Calamba Medical Center (petitioner), a […]
52 Phil. 399 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law is a Privilege Felipe Del Rosario took the bar in 1925 for the second time and he failed. He again took it in 1926 and he failed again. In 1927, he filed a motion before the Supreme Court in […]
A.C. No. 3694 – 42 SCAD 438 – 223 SCRA 425 – Legal Ethics – Gross Misconduct; Destroying Court Record/Evidence In 1990, Linda Aves was admitted to St. Lukes Hospital. Among the doctors who treated her was Dr. Alberto Fernandez. She was treated well hence she was sent home […]
B.M. No. 810 – 285 SCRA 59 – Legal Ethics – Lawyer’s Oath In 1991, a neophyte died during the initiation rites of Lex Talionis Fraternitas in the San Beda College of Law. Arthur Cuevas Jr was one of the persons charged (with murder) for the death of the […]
G.R. No. L-35133 – 57 SCRA 349 – 156 Phil. 340 – Legal Ethics – Prosecutor Must Recommend Dismissal of Case If There is No Ground To Sustain It In April 1970, while Elino Bana was sleeping in his house, he was shot by Raymundo Madera. Behind Madera were […]
G.R. No. L-1701 – 82 Phil. 453 – Legal Ethics – Duty of a Prosecutor in the Government Service In 1946, a group of armed men robbed two jeepney drivers and divested them of the jeepneys they were driving. They also killed the two drivers. Five of the malefactors […]
G.R. No. L-4067 – 90 Phil. 189 – Civil Law – Succession – Signature of The testator – Signing Using an X Mark – Signing for the Testator Antero Mercado left a will dated January 3, 1943. The will appears to have been signed by Atty. Florentino Javier as he […]