G.R. No. 110263 – 414 Phil. 13 – 361 SCRA 489 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Foreign Judgments – How Assailed In 1985, the High Court of Malaysia ordered the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) to pay $5.1 million to Asiavest Merchant Bankers […]
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G.R. No. 114776 – 381 Phil. 403 – 324 SCRA 414 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Proof of Foreign Law – Applicability of Foreign Laws Labor Law – Jurisdiction and Reliefs – Money Claims; Prescriptive Period In 1978, Menandro Laureano was hired as a […]
G.R. No. 137378 – 396 Phil. 893 – 342 SCRA 722 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Foreign Judgments – When May It Be Enforced In 1978, FASGI Enterprises Inc. (FASGI), a foreign corporation organized under the laws of California, USA, entered into a […]
G.R. No. 145587 – 563 Phil. 1 – 537 SCRA 409 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Proof of Foreign Law – Processual Presumption Labor Law – Jurisdiction and Reliefs – Filipino fired abroad may file labor case against employer’s local agent In 1993, EDI-Staffbuilders, […]
G.R. No. 119602 – 342 SCRA 213 – Civil Law – General Principles – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Proof of Foreign Law – Processual Presumption In the Orinoco River in Venezuela, it is a rule that ships passing through it must be piloted by pilots familiar […]
G.R. No. 130339 – 360 Phil. 637 – 300 SCRA 213 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Proof of Foreign Law In February 1993, Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd., through its local agent, Omanfil International Manpower Development Corporation, engaged Eduardo Felipe to work […]
G. R. No. 120077 – 397 Phil. 1 – 343 SCRA 1 – Civil Law – Persons – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Forum Non Conveniens In May 1988, Marcelo Santos was an overseas worker in Oman. In June 1988, he was recruited by Palace Hotel in […]
G.R. No. 115849 – 322 Phil. 280 – 252 SCRA 259 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Origin of Forum Non Conveniens Producers Bank (now called First Philippine International Bank), which has been under conservatorship since 1984, is the owner of 6 parcels of […]
G.R. No. 12611 – 38 Phil. 424 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Obligations of Parties – How Extinguished – Prescription In 1897, one Anastasio Cruz incurred a P2,730.50 loan from Marcela Mariño, wife of Felipe Agoncillo. Cruz however died. Later, in February 1904, the heirs of Cruz, […]
G.R. No. 168747 – 562 Phil. 862 – 537 SCRA 277 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Service of Summons – Personal Action – Real Action – Extraterritorial Service Cynthia Logarta and Teresa Tormis were the daughters of Luis Regner in his first marriage […]
G.R. No. 149177 – 563 Phil. 572 – 538 SCRA 261 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Jurisdiction – Lex Loci Celebracionis – Lex Loci Solutionis – State of the Most Significant Relationship – Forum Non Conveniens In March 1999, Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., […]
G.R. Nos. 121576-78 – 389 Phil. 87 – 333 SCRA 545 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Service of Summons in In Personam Cases In 1989, Cesar Urbino, Sr. sued Poro Point Shipping Services for damages the former incurred when one of the latter’s […]
G.R. No. L-23226 – 47 Phil. 543 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – No Vested Right In A Public Office Civil Law – General Principles – Prospective Application of Laws – Retroactivity must be provided for In 1907, Vicente Segovia was appointed as judge in Dumanjug, Cebu. […]
G.R. No. 128803 – 295 SCRA 469 – 357 Phil. 536 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Service of Summons to a Non Resident – Processual Presumption In 1984, a Hong Kong court ordered Antonio Heras to pay US$1.8 million or its equivalent, with […]
G.R. No. 122191 – 358 Phil. 105 – 297 SCRA 469 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Situs – Locus Actus Milagros Morada was working as a stewardess for Saudia Arabian Airlines. In 1990, while she and some co-workers were in a lay-over in […]
G.R. No. 84197 – 175 SCRA 668 – Civil Law – Partnership – When De Facto Partnership Does Not Exist Jacob Lim was the owner of Southern Air Lines, a single proprietorship. In 1965, Lim convinced Constancio Maglana, Modesto Cervantes, Francisco Cervantes, and Border Machinery and Heavy Equipment Company (BORMAHECO) […]