A.C. NO. 6986 – 484 SCRA 91 – Legal Ethics – Duty of a lawyer in a client’s compromise agreement Julius Agustin was sued for Forcible Entry with Damages. He hired the services of Atty. Enrique Empleo. In 1998, the trial court ordered the parties to submit their compromise agreement […]
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G.R. No. L-12510 – 36 Phil 797 – Legal Ethics – Unauthorized Practice of Law In 1914, a lawyer named Salvador Laguda filed a petition before the Iloilo CFI recommending that he is appointing Cesareo Durban as his procurador judicial (legal representative). The judge of the CFI approved the petition. […]
A.M. No. SC-96-1 – 341 Phil. 299 – 275 SCRA 302 – Legal Ethics – Duties to the Court – Contempt of Court by a Lawyer Atty. Damaso Flores was involved in a suit involving a debt of 1.8 million peso he loaned from one Rolando Ligon. A compromise agreement […]
A.M. No. L-363 – 5 SCRA 661 – Legal Ethics – Conditional Pardon will not bar disbarment Attorney Diosdado Gutierrez was convicted for the murder of one Filemon Samaco in 1956. He was sentenced to the penalty of reclusion perpetua. In 1958, after serving a portion of the penalty, […]
A.M. No. 1053 – 93 SCRA 87 – Legal Ethics – Lack of Candor by a Lawyer – Proper name to be used by a lawyer; Lawyer must use real name In 1979, a pending administrative case filed by Santa Pangan against Atty. Dionisio Ramos was delayed because Atty. Ramos allegedly […]
57 Phil. 23 – Legal Ethics – Obligations of a lawyer – Extrinsic fraud Sometime in the 1920’s, Engracia Cantorne sued one Petrona Basmayor for the loss of Cantorne’s shawl. Basmayor was represented Atty. Eugeniano Ducusin (some record say Ducasin). Ducusin approached Cantorne advising her not to appear in court during […]
G.R. No. L-16731 – 107 Phil. 612 – Legal Ethics – Negligence of a Lawyer – Acts that should not be delegated by a lawyer; computation of prescriptive periods are to be done by lawyers In 1956, Felipe Eco was granted a private woodland registration certification by the Bureau of […]
ADM. CASE No. 5252 – 428 SCRA 567 – Legal Ethics – Gross Misconduct – What “Conduct” Means In November 1996, Attorney Henry Adaza went to Priscilla Orbe to borrow P60k. Orbe loaned Adaza the said amount. As security, Adaza issued Orbe two checks to cover the loan plus interest. […]
G.R. No. 105461 – 227 SCRA 723 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Purpose of BP 22 Marlyn Lazaro, a businesswoman, was paid by Rudy Chua a check worth P90,000.00 so that Lazaro may deliver goods ordered by Chua. Lazaro was only able to deliver P18,000.00 worth of […]
G.R. No. L-17641 – 13 SCRA 46 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Land Covered by a Previous Title Datu Binasing was the owner of 4 parcels of land in Cotabato. He sold the 4 parcels of land to Soledad de Teruel in 1938. Soledad had the parcels […]
G.R. No. L-24771 – 33 SCRA 936 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Consequence of Indefeasibility In 1916, a homestead patent was awarded to Carolina Aggasid for a parcel of land located in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. The lot was later subdivided into two, Lot 984 and Lot 985. […]
G.R. No. 75336 – 166 SCRA 512 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Indefeasibility of a Torrens Title; Purchase from one who procured title by FRAUD In 1927, Sixto Dumolong and his legal wife Isabel Marquez-Dumolong were awarded a parcel of land. Their marriage, however was not blessed by […]
G.R. No. L-52064 – 133 SCRA 718 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Judgment Confirms Title – Only claimed portion/property can be adjudged Mariano De Vera died in 1951. His widow administered his property until her death in 1966. De Vera’s nephew (Salvador Estrada) took over as administrator […]
G.R. No. L-9401 – 30 Phil. 537 – Mercantile Law – Insurance Law – The Policy – Insurance as a Contract between Insurer and Insured Only In 1912, Placida Jose contracted with Mariano Barreto for the construction of a house worth P6,000.00. While the house is under construction, Barreto, with […]
G.R. No. L-38613 – 112 SCRA 199 – Mercantile Law – Insurance Law – The Policy – Separate Premiums Not Required for Cover Notes In 1963, Pacific Timber Export Corporation (PTEC) applied for a temporary marine insurance from Workmen’s Insurance Company (WIC) in order for the latter to insure 1,250,000 […]
G.R. No. 124050 – 274 SCRA 432 – Mercantile Law – Insurance Law – The Policy – Prescription of Filing of Insurance Cases In 1983, Hongkong Government Supplies Department (HGSD) contracted Mayer Steel Pipe Corporation for the latter to manufacture and deliver various steel pipes and fittings. Before Mayer Steel […]