G.R. No. 112170 – 326 Phil. 157 – 256 SCRA 149 – Statutory Construction – Purpose of a LawCivil Law – Application of Laws – Interpretation of Laws In 1989, Cesario Ursua was charged with bribery and dishonesty. His lawyer then asked him to get a copy of the complaint […]
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G.R. No. L-80718 – 157 SCRA 757 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Publication of Laws – Publication of Supreme Court Decisions in the Official Gazette The firewall of a burned out building owned by Felisa De Roy collapsed and destroyed the tailoring shop occupied by the family […]
G.R. No. 102316 – 274 SCRA 642 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Waiver of Patrimonial Rights On January 16, 1984 plaintiff Valenzuela Hardwood and Industrial Supply Inc. entered into an agreement with the defendant Seven Brothers whereby the latter undertook to load on board its vessel the former’s lauan […]
G.R. No. L-42631 – 81 SCRA 434 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Waiver of Rights Leopoldo Lorenzo worked as a molder for the Philippine Glass Manufacturing Company starting in 1964. In early 1974, Lorenzo applied for SSS sickness benefits. SSS then required Lorenzo to be confined in various occasions. […]
G.R. No. L-68385 – 173 SCRA 285 (255 Phil. 271) – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Applicability of LawsIn March 1976, Warren Graham, an American national and a former resident of the Philippines, died in Oregon, USA. As certain shares of stock are left in the Philippines, his son Ward […]
G.R. No. L-29701 – 148 SCRA 438 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Finality of JudgmentOn August 24, 1960, Taurino Singson as paying passenger on board a bus belonging to the Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines sustained multiple serious physical injuries when the said bus crashed against […]
G.R. No. L-68470 – 223 Phil. 357 – 139 SCRA 139 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Divorce Obtained AbroadFamily Code – Divorce Decree Obtained AbroadIn 1972, Alice Reyes, a Filipina, and Richard Upton, an American, married in Hong […]
G.R. No. L-6339 – 94 Phil. 778 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Publication of Laws Manuel Lara et al were former taxi drivers of Petronilo Del Rosario, Jr. In September 1950, Del Rosario sold some of his vehicles which led to Lara et al not being needed anymore. […]
G.R. No. L-16749 – 117 Phil. 96 – 7 SCRA 95 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Foreign Law – Nationality Principle – Internal and Conflict RuleApplication of the Renvoi DoctrineSuccession – Nationality Principle – Validity of Wills Edward Christensen was born in New York […]
G.R. Nos. L-27860; L-27896; L-27936; L-27937 – 155 Phil. 228 – 56 SCRA 266 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Nationality Principle – Renvoi Doctrine In November 1952, Linnie Jane Hodges, an American citizen from Texas made a will. In May 1957, while she was […]
G.R. No. 124371 – 399 Phil. 342 – 345 SCRA 592 – Civil Law – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Effects of Foreign DivorceSuccession – Last Will and Testament of an AlienIn 1927, Lorenzo Llorente, then a Filipino, was enlisted in the U.S. Navy. In […]
G.R. No. L-24170 – 135 Phil. 372 – 26 SCRA 382 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Territoriality of Philippine Laws Criminal Law – Characteristics of Penal Laws – Territoriality In 1950, customs officers intercepted 5 ships owned by Illuh Asaali et al. Said ships were found to be […]
G.R. No. 105364 – 360 SCRA 32 – Civil Law – General Principles – Publication of Laws – Indispensability of Publication Political Law – Municipal Corporations – Dissolution of Government Owned and Controlled Corporations In 1985, the Central Bank of the Philippines filed a Petition for Assistance in the Liquidation of […]
G.R. No. 63915 – 220 Phil. 422 – 136 SCRA 27 – Civil Law – General Principles – Publication of Laws – Presidential Proclamations Invoking the people’s right to be informed on matters of public concerns as well as the principle that laws to be valid and enforceable they must […]
G.R. No. 151424 – 579 Phil. 355 – 612 Phil. 72 – 594 SCRA 555 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Innocent Purchaser – Sunshine Finance Doctrine Eagle Realty Corporation, a company engaged in the real estate business, bought a parcel of land from a certain Reyes […]
G.R. No. 155804 – 572 Phil. 183 – 548 SCRA 401 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Reconstitution of Title – Cancellation if there is fraud Victorino Viloria claimed that he is the owner of a parcel of land in Iba, Zambales covered by TCT 16156; that […]