G.R. No. 113725 – 390 Phil. 11 – 334 SCRA 522 – Civil Law – Succession – Transmissible Obligations A certain Aleja Belleza died but he instituted in his will Dr. Jorge Rabadilla as a devisee to a 511,855 square-meter land. A condition was however imposed to the effect that: […]
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G.R. No. 103338 – 229 SCRA 60 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Law on Sales – Option Contract – Consideration Distinct from the Price In 1975, a “Lease Contract with Option to Buy” was executed between Federico Serra and the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC). It was […]
G.R. No. 154259 – 492 Phil. 615 – 452 SCRA 532 – Civil Law – General Principles; Human Relations – Abuse of Rights – Volenti Non Fit Injuria One evening in October 1994, an exclusive party was being held at the Nikko Hotel Manila Garden. The party was being held […]
G.R. No. 133535 – 372 Phil. 816 – 320 SCRA 684 – Criminal Law – Crimes Committed by Public Officers – Plunder; Jurisdiction Remedial Law – Jurisdiction of Courts – Jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan In 1996, an Information was filed with the Sandiganbayan against Lilia Organo for the crime of plunder […]
G.R. No. L-15127 – 112 Phil. 135 – 2 SCRA 205 – Civil Law – General Principles – Effect and Application of Laws – Waiver of Rights Emeterio Cui was a law student at the Arellano University. He finished the first three years of his law degree at said law […]
G.R. No. 74433 – 237 Phil. 718 – 153 SCRA 742 – Criminal Law – Crimes Against Persons – Article 247 – Death Inflicted Under Exceptional Circumstances One day in 1984, Francisco Abarca, through a peephole, caught his wife having sexual intercourse with one Khingsley Paul Koh inside the Abarca […]
G.R. No. L-25835 – 17 SCRA 231 – 123 Phil. 1080 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Vacancy of an Office In 1966, Manila Mayor Antonio Villegas appointed 500 employees to the city government. However, Commissioner Abelardo Subido of the Civil Service Commission refused to confirm the […]
G.R. Nos. L-54645-76 – 213 Phil. 344 – 128 SCRA 383 – Criminal Law – Book 2 – Crimes Committed By Public Officers – RA 3019 – Preventive Suspension Not a Penalty Reynaldo Bayot was an auditor for the Commission on Audit. He was allegedly involved in certain anomalous transactions […]
G.R. No. 151978 – 478 Phil. 606 – 434 SCRA 467 – Criminal Law – Mitigating Circumstances – Article 64, Revised Penal Code – Presence of two mitigating circumstances; no aggravating circumstances – Combining the mitigating circumstances in paragraphs 4, 5, and 6 of Article 13 of the Revised Penal […]
G.R. No. 80609 – 247 Phil. 641 – 164 SCRA 671 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Termination – Just and Authorized Causes – Separation Pay; When not available – Equity Marilyn Abucay has been an employee of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) for ten years when it was discovered that […]
G.R. No. 77368 – 45 SCAD 173 – Criminal Law – Continuing Crimes – Fencing is not a continuing crime In 1985, a robbery was committed in Quezon City where jewelries worth millions were stolen. The said jewelries were later found in the possession of a certain Danilo Alcantara in […]
G.R. No. 78953 – 276 Phil. 914 – 199 SCRA 825 – Taxation Law – NIRC Remedies – 50% Penalty for Fraudulent Returns In 1977, Victoria Javier received a $1 Million remittance in her bank account from her sister abroad, Dolores Ventosa. Melchor Javier, Jr., the husband of Victoria immediately […]
G.R. No. 166387 – 596 Phil. 229 – 576 SCRA 212 – Taxation Law – NIRC Remedies – Assessment – Assessment Notice – Content of Formal Assessment Notice In 1997, Enron Subic Power Corporation received a pre-assessment notice from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Enron allegedly had a tax deficiency of […]
G.R. No. L-6093 – 94 Phil. 387 – Taxation Law – Basic Principles – Scope and Limitation of Taxation – Equal Protection Clause In 1946, the municipal council of Cordova, Cebu issued an ordinance which imposed, among others, an annual tax of P150.00 upon the occupation or the exercise of […]
G.R. No. 158261 – 540 Phil. 142 – 511 SCRA 123 – Mercantile Law – General Banking Law – Liquidation of Banking Institutions In 1986, the Rural Bank of Bokod (Benguet), Inc. (RBBI) was investigated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the latter found out that RBBI had […]
G.R. No. L-46720 – 70 Phil. 325 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Shares of Stock – Situs of Shares of Stock In September 1932, Birdie Lillian Eye died in Los Angeles, California, USA which was also her place of domicile. She left various properties. Among those properties include some […]