Adm. Case No. 180 – 99 Phil. 463 – Legal Ethics – Duty to Respect Court Orders In 1953, Atty. Jose Torres sent a telegram to Judge Luis De Leon threatening him that if the judge won’t lift his order of arrest, he shall file criminal, civil and administrative […]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
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GR No. L-14277 – 107 Phil. 1140 – Legal Ethics – Duty to the Court – Strong Language by a Lawyer against a Judge Atty. Manuel Fernandez won a civil case for his client Florentino Perreyras however, Florentino died without paying Fernandez. Fernandez then assisted the eldest child of […]
G.R. No. L-35469 – 154 SCRA 593 – 238 Phil. 580 – Legal Ethics – Speedy and Proper Administration of Justice Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Land Registration; Failure to Register – Laches – Prescriptive Period of questioning Torrens title In 1926, Melchor Zerna won a […]
READ CASE DIGEST HERE. Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila SECOND DIVISION G.R. No. 98310 October 24, 1996 MATUGUINA INTEGRATED WOOD PRODUCTS, INC., petitioner, vs. The HON. COURT OF APPEALS, DAVAO ENTERPRISES CORPORATION, The HON. MINISTER, (NOW SECRETARY) of NATURAL RESOURCES AND PHILLIP CO, respondents. D E C I […]
58 Phil. 557 – Legal Ethics – Doing of Falsehood in Court Atty. Jose Topacio Nueno was a board member of Manila. He filed a complaint against his fellow board member Atty. Pascual Santos for the latter’s alleged connection in illegal gambling particularly in the game of chance called […]
A.M. No. 26 – 84 Phil. 178 – Legal Ethics – Misappropriation of Client’s Funds In 1947, Ramon de la Rama filed a civil suit involving a lease contract against Hanz Galewsky and Fred Redfern. Hanz and Fred were represented by Atty. Jose Topacio Nueno. While the case was […]
A.C. No. 2152 – 196 SCRA 10 – Legal Ethics – A lawyer shall do no falsehood In 1966, Atty. Escolastico Viola assisted Felicidad Alvendia et al. in filing a petition against Teodoro Chavez where he sought to have the Alvendias be declared as bona fide lessees in a […]
G.R. No. L-27654 – 31 SCRA 562 – Legal Ethics – The Lawyer and the Courts – A Lawyer’s Right to Criticize the Courts; When not proper Atty. Vicente Raul Almacen was the counsel of Virginia Yaptinchay in a civil case. They lost in said civil case but Almacen […]
G.R. No. L-22320 – 24 SCRA 219 – 132 Phil. 120 – Legal Ethics – Counsel’s Assertiveness; When improper A civil case was filed by Ricardo Hermoso against Damaso Perez for the latter’s failure to pay a debt of P17k. Hermoso won and a writ of execution was issued […]
A.M. No. 434 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law – Attorney’s Fees; Attorney’s Lien Atty. Casiano Laput used to be the counsel for Nieves Barrera until the latter discharged him of his services because she lost trust and confidence in him due to dubious transactions that Laput handled […]
G.R. No. L-35113 – 159 Phil. 856 – 63 SCRA 257 – Legal Ethics – A lawyer owes candor to the court An order to demolish the property where Eugenio Cuaresma was staying was issued by a trial judge pursuant to a civil case filed by Marcelo Daquis. Cuaresma’s […]
G.R. No. L-22320 – 23 SCRA 637 – 133 Phil. 219 – Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Trial; Judgment – When may a judge quash his own writ of execution Damaso Perez owe Ricardo Hermoso P17,309.44 representing unpaid purchases of leather materials used in Damaso’s shoe business. Damaso […]
READ CASE DIGEST HERE. Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. L-42571-72 July 25, 1983 VICENTE DE LA CRUZ, RENATO ALIPIO, JOSE TORRES III, LEONCIO CORPUZ, TERESITA CALOT, ROSALIA FERNANDEZ, ELIZABETH VELASCO, NANETTE VILLANUEVA, HONORATO BUENAVENTURA, RUBEN DE CASTRO, VICENTE ROXAS, RICARDO DAMIAN, DOMDINO […]
A.M. No. 219 – 116 Phil. 371 – 6 SCRA 45 – Legal Ethics – Professional Ethics – Lawyers Stealing Clients In 1952, Atty. Casiano Laput was retained by Nieves Barrera as counsel in a testate proceeding. He remained as counsel for three years. But in January 1955, Atty. […]
A.M. No. 2266 – 125 SCRA 293 – 210 Phil. 236 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law; Isolated Practice of Law In 1981, Herminio Noriega filed a disbarment case against Atty. Emmanuel Sison. Noriega alleged that Sison as a hearing officer of the Securities and Exchange Commission is […]
G.R. No. L-19450 – 121 Phil. 894 – 14 SCRA 109 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law; Private Practice of Law – Isolated Appearance of a Public Prosecutor In 1959, Simplicio Villanueva was charged with Malicious Mischief in Alaminos, Laguna. In that case, the private offended party asked […]