G.R. No. 89802 – 208 SCRA 465 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Crossed Checks – Effects of Crossing Checks Merle Reyes is a businesswoman who was issued 6 checks by her customers as payments for her services. The 6 checks are crossed checks which on their faces […]
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G.R. No. 101163 – 217 SCRA 32 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Holder in Due Course – Notice of Dishonor Corazon Victoriano provided pieces of jewelry to Nora Moulic so that the latter may sell the same. As security for the jewelries, Moulic issued to Victoriano two […]
G.R. No. 70145 – 145 SCRA 497 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Rights of the Holder – What Constitutes a Holder in Due Course -Stolen Check Jose Go maintains an account with Associated Bank. He needed to transfer P800,000.00 from Associated Bank to another bank but he […]
G.R. No. 121267 – 368 SCRA 9 – Mercantile Law – Law on Intellectual Property – Law on Patents – Compulsory License In August 1989, Danlex Research Laboratories petitioned before the Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer (BPTTT) that it may be granted a compulsory license for the use […]
G.R. No. 112392 – 326 SCRA 641 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Negotiation – Indorsement – Withdrawal Slip Benjamin Napiza maintains an account with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). In 1987, Napiza was approached by Henry Chan and the latter gave him a $2,500 Continental […]
G.R. No. L-34539 – 143 SCRA 7 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Consideration – Liability of Accommodation Party – Holder in Course In 1955, Concepcion and Tamayo Construction Enterprise had a contract with the Bureau of Public Works. The firm needed fund to push through with the […]
G.R. No. 92244 – 218 SCRA 682 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Liabilities of Parties – Forgery – Forged Indorsements Natividad Gempesaw is a businesswoman who entrusted to her bookkeeper, Alicia Galang, the preparation of checks about to be issued in the course of her business transactions. […]
G.R. No. L-40796 – 65 SCRA 680 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Consideration – Forgery – Liability of Accommodation Party On January 15, 1963, the Bureau of Treasury issued a back paycheck to Martin Lorenzo in the amount of P1,246.08. The drawee named therein was Republic Bank. […]
G.R. No. 42725 – 196 SCRA 100 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Liabilities of Parties – Forgery – 24 Hour Clearing House Rule On January 25, 1966, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) issued a P240.00 check in favor of Roberto Delgado against SMC’s account with the First National […]
G.R. No. L-50373 – 182 SCRA 251 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Liabilities of Parties – Forgery – Forged Signatures of Indorser From January 1960 to June 1961, Augusto Perez, collector of the Manila Lighter Transportation (MLT), collected 49 checks from MLT’s clients. The checks amounted to […]
G.R. No. L-26001 – 25 SCRA 693 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Liabilities of Parties – Forgery – Forged Check – Warranties In November 1961, GSIS advised PNB that a check bearing check number 645915- B has been lost. On January 15, 1962, Augusto Lim, holding GSIS Check […]
G.R. No. L-62943 – 143 SCRA 20 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Liabilities of Parties – Forgery – Negligence of Drawer Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) had an account with PNB. When it was still called NAWASA, MWSS made a special arrangement with PNB so that […]
G.R. No. L-53194 – 158 SCRA 582 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Liabilities of Parties – Forgery – Liability of the Drawee Bank In June 1973, Francisco Gozon II went to the Philippine National Bank (Caloocan City) accompanied by his friend Ernesto Santos. Gozon left Santos in […]
G.R. No. 107382; G.R. No. 107612 – 252 SCRA 620 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Liabilities of Parties – Forgery – Collecting Bank vs Drawee Bank The Province of Tarlac was disbursing funds to Concepcion Emergency Hospital via checks drawn against its account with the Philippine National Bank […]
G.R. No. 158786 – G.R. No. 158789 – 537 SCRA 171 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Categories of Illegal Strikes In May 2000, Mediator-Arbiter Ma. Zosima Lameyra issued an order certifying Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation Workers Association as the exclusive bargaining agent of all Toyota rank-and-file employees. Toyota […]
G.R. No. 74451 – 161 SCRA 518 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Negotiable Instruments in General – Certainty of Payee In 1975, Liberato Casals, majority stockholder of Casville Enterprises, went to buy two garrett skidders (bulldozers) from Edward J. Nell Company amounting to P970,000.00. To pay the bulldozers, […]