G.R. No. L-4659 – 91 Phil. 596 – Legal Ethics – Authority to Bind Client In August 1946, Dominga Salazar filed an ejectment case against Fausto Jarabe. Dominga was represented by Atty. Lourdes Paredes-Santiago. During trial, Atty. Paredes-Santiago moved for the approval of a compromise agreement signed by her […]
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G.R. No. 128646 – 447 Phil. 159 – 399 SCRA 83 – Legal Ethics – Appearance of Counsel – Presumption: Counsel in Lower Court is Counsel on Appeal In November 1994, Danilo Omega obtained a favorable judgment for the annulment of his marriage with Criselda Jose. Criselda was represented […]
G.R. No. 167886 – 510 Phil. 839 – 474 SCRA 344 – Legal Ethics – Appearance of Counsel – Counsel May Appear Without Written Authority Land Bank and Pamintuan Development Co were parties in a case for determination of just compensation before the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board […]
G.R. No. 134583 – 478 Phil. 446 – 434 SCRA 342 – Legal Ethics – Diligence – Duty of Counsel to Represent Client Despite Personal Differences In 1997, Freddie Murillo was arraigned for the murder of Paz Abiera. With the assistance of Atty. Dante Garin, Murillo pleaded guilty of […]
A.C. No. 9259 – 693 Phil. 174 – 679 SCRA 1 – Legal Ethics – Duty of Counsel to Protect the Defenseless and the Oppressed; When not applicable Jasper Junno Rodica lost a civil case in Boracay. Rodica, through her counsel of record Atty. Joan Tabanar-Ibutnande, filed a motion […]
G.R. No. 264193 – Criminal Law – Crimes Against Property – Estafa – Misrepresentation; Deceit In 2015, Renato Amurao convinced Sheila Suplido to engage his services in constructing her dream house. Amurao was introduced to Suplido by a friend and that friend kept on referring to Amurao as an […]
A.C. No. 3923 – 220 SCRA 512 – Legal Ethics – Merit-Based Practice; A lawyer must be honest Concordia Garcia filed a civil case against Sotero Lee by reason of Lee’s refusal to vacate Garcia’s property. Atty. Crisanto Francisco was Lee’s lawyer. In 1992, Garcia filed a disbarment case […]
G.R. No. 183872 – 747 Phil. 1 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Article 1715 – Demand Need Not Be In Writing Spouses Dana and Cerelina Caswell contracted Owen Prosper Mackay for the installation of electric wirings in their properties. They agreed that the cost of Mackay’s […]