G.R. No. L-28351 – 168 Phil. 223 – 78 SCRA 62 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Tradenames 78 SCRA 62 – Mercantile Law – Intellectual Property Law – Trademarks – Use of Tradenames – When is there confusion In 1953, Universal Textile Mills, Inc. (UTMI) was organized. […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
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G.R. No. 93073 – 216 SCRA 738 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Liability of Officers – Exception – Change of Corporate Name In 1979, World Garment Manufacturing (WGM), through its board authorized Shozo Yamaguchi (president) and Fermin Canlas (treasurer) to obtain credit facilities from Republic Planters Bank […]
G.R. No. 77860 – 249 Phil. 495 – 167 SCRA 540 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Jurisdiction – Intra-Corporate Dispute Nilcar Fajilan was a stockholder and the president of Boman Environmental Development Corporation (Boman). In 1984, he wrote a letter to the Board tendering his resignation and […]
G.R. No. 100468 – 338 Phil. 759 – 272 SCRA 253 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Right To Sue Under A Corporate Name In 1988, Bormaheco, Inc. (Bormaheco) filed an ex-parte petition with the Registry of Deeds of Makati for the issuance of a writ of possession […]
271 SCRA 621 – Business Organization – Corporation Law – Corporation By Estoppel – Ostensible Corporation In 1993, Carlos Garcia, Patricio Botero, and Luisa Miraples were accused of illegal recruitment. It was alleged that they represented themselves as the incorporators and officers of Ricorn Philippine International Shipping Lines, […]
A.C. No. 5161 – 471 Phil. 1 – 427 SCRA 108 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Settlement of Estate – Extrajudicial Settlement – Exclusion of an heir Legal Ethics – Disbarment – Deceitful Conduct – Giving Illegal Advice The parents of Isidra Ting-Dumali died intestate and they […]
G.R. No. 129505 / G.R. No. 133359 – 381 Phil. 179 – 324 SCRA 172 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Probate of Will – Probate and Issuance of Letters Testamentary are distinct remedies – Probate Court; Jurisdiction In 1995, Dr. Arturo De Los Santos filed a petition […]
G.R. No. 161746 – 644 Phil. 15 – 629 SCRA 550 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Settlement of Estate – Prescriptive Period – Fraud in Extrajudicial Settlement In May 1930, Antonio Feliciano died leaving behind a parcel of land. In 1972, an extrajudicial settlement was executed by […]
G.R. No. 121597 – 412 Phil. 807 – 82 SCAD 472 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Settlement of Estate of Deceased Persons – Remedies of a Mortgagee in Mortgages Involving an Estate Allan Chua was the administrator of the estate of Antonio Chua (his dead father). In […]
A free patent is issued where the applicant is a natural-born Filipino citizen; is not the owner of more than twelve (12) hectares of land; has continuously occupied and cultivated, either by himself or through his predecessors-in-interest, a tract or tracts of agricultural public land subject to disposition, for at […]
G.R. No. L-11442 – 103 Phil. 757 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Separate and Distinct Personality – When Not Applicable In 1954, Manuela Vda. De Salvatierra entered into a lease contract with Philippine Fibers Producers Co., Inc. (PFPC). PFPC was represented by its president Segundino Refuerzo. It […]
G.R. No. 125221 – 274 SCRA 452 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Jurisdiction of the SEC Reynaldo Lozano was the president of KAMAJDA (Kapatirang Mabalacat-Angeles Jeepney Drivers’ Association, Inc.). Antonio Anda was the president of SAMAJODA (Samahang Angeles-Mabalacat Jeepney Operators’ and Drivers’ Association, Inc.). In 1995, the […]
G.R. No. 108576 – 361 Phil. 103 – 301 SCRA 152 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Trust Fund Doctrine Don Andres Soriano (American), founder of A. Soriano Corp. (ASC) had a total shareholdings of 185,154 shares. Broken down, the shares comprise of 50,495 shares which were of […]
G.R. No. 148220 – 499 Phil. 185 – 460 SCRA 197 – Remedial Law – Evidence – Object Evidence – Daubert Test – DNA Evidence – Vallejo Guidelines In May 1998, Armi Alba, mother of minor Rosendo Alba filed a suit against Rosendo Herrera in order for the latter […]
G.R. No. 108905 – 346 Phil. 114 – 281 SCRA 133 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Members of the Corporate Board Grace Christian High School (GCHS) is an educational institution in Grace Village, Quezon City. Grace Village Association, Inc. (GVAI) is the homeowners association in Grace Village. […]
G.R. No. 117188 – 342 Phil. 651 – 276 SCRA 681 – 94 OG No. 19 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Failure to File By-Laws In 1983, the Loyola Grand Villas Association, Inc. (LGVAI) was incorporated by the homeowners of the Loyola Grand Villas (LGV), a subdivision. […]