G.R. No. L-32473; G.R. No. L-32483 – 52 SCRA 210 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Delegation of Corporate Powers – Compromise Agreement In 1967, HI Cement Corporation was granted authority to operate mining facilities in Bulacan. However, the areas allowed for it to explore cover areas which were also […]
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G.R. No. 128690 – 361 Phil. 499 – 301 SCRA 572 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Delegation of Corporate Powers – Moral Damages In 1992, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, through its vice president Charo Santos-Concio, requested Viva Production, Inc. to allow ABS-CBN to air at least 14 films produced […]
G.R. No. L-56763 – 204 Phil. 693 – 119 SCRA 367 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Business Address Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Venue of Actions In 1979, Tyson Enterprises, Inc. filed a collection suit against Universal Parts Supply Corporation and its president John Sy. The suit […]
G.R. No. L-23606 – 133 Phil. 229 – 24 SCRA 269 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Corporate Lifespan On January 15, 1912, Alhambra Cigar & Cigarette Manufacturing Company, Inc. was incorporated. Its lifespan was for 50 years so on January 15, 1962, it expired. Thereafter, its Board authorized […]
G.R. No. 117890 – 344 Phil. 723 – 279 SCRA 312 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Suit Under a Corporate Name – A corporation may be liable in labor cases despite not receiving summons In 1988, a labor case for illegal dismissal was filed against Jose Edmundo Pison […]
G.R. No. L-28351 – 168 Phil. 223 – 78 SCRA 62 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Tradenames 78 SCRA 62 – Mercantile Law – Intellectual Property Law – Trademarks – Use of Tradenames – When is there confusion In 1953, Universal Textile Mills, Inc. (UTMI) was organized. In […]
G.R. No. 93073 – 216 SCRA 738 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Liability of Officers – Exception – Change of Corporate Name In 1979, World Garment Manufacturing (WGM), through its board authorized Shozo Yamaguchi (president) and Fermin Canlas (treasurer) to obtain credit facilities from Republic Planters Bank (RPB). […]
G.R. No. 77860 – 249 Phil. 495 – 167 SCRA 540 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Jurisdiction – Intra-Corporate Dispute Nilcar Fajilan was a stockholder and the president of Boman Environmental Development Corporation (Boman). In 1984, he wrote a letter to the Board tendering his resignation and his […]
G.R. No. 100468 – 338 Phil. 759 – 272 SCRA 253 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Right To Sue Under A Corporate Name In 1988, Bormaheco, Inc. (Bormaheco) filed an ex-parte petition with the Registry of Deeds of Makati for the issuance of a writ of possession over […]
A.C. No. 5161 – 471 Phil. 1 – 427 SCRA 108 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Settlement of Estate – Extrajudicial Settlement – Exclusion of an heir Legal Ethics – Disbarment – Deceitful Conduct – Giving Illegal Advice The parents of Isidra Ting-Dumali died intestate and they […]
G.R. No. 129505 / G.R. No. 133359 – 381 Phil. 179 – 324 SCRA 172 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Probate of Will – Probate and Issuance of Letters Testamentary are distinct remedies – Probate Court; Jurisdiction In 1995, Dr. Arturo De Los Santos filed a petition for […]
G.R. No. 161746 – 644 Phil. 15 – 629 SCRA 550 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Settlement of Estate – Prescriptive Period – Fraud in Extrajudicial Settlement In May 1930, Antonio Feliciano died leaving behind a parcel of land. In 1972, an extrajudicial settlement was executed by Leona […]
G.R. No. 121597 – 412 Phil. 807 – 82 SCAD 472 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Settlement of Estate of Deceased Persons – Remedies of a Mortgagee in Mortgages Involving an Estate Allan Chua was the administrator of the estate of Antonio Chua (his dead father). In 1989, […]
G.R. No. L-11442 – 103 Phil. 757 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Separate and Distinct Personality – When Not Applicable In 1954, Manuela Vda. De Salvatierra entered into a lease contract with Philippine Fibers Producers Co., Inc. (PFPC). PFPC was represented by its president Segundino Refuerzo. It was […]
G.R. No. 125221 – 274 SCRA 452 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Jurisdiction of the SEC Reynaldo Lozano was the president of KAMAJDA (Kapatirang Mabalacat-Angeles Jeepney Drivers’ Association, Inc.). Antonio Anda was the president of SAMAJODA (Samahang Angeles-Mabalacat Jeepney Operators’ and Drivers’ Association, Inc.). In 1995, the two […]
G.R. No. 108576 – 361 Phil. 103 – 301 SCRA 152 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Trust Fund Doctrine Don Andres Soriano (American), founder of A. Soriano Corp. (ASC) had a total shareholdings of 185,154 shares. Broken down, the shares comprise of 50,495 shares which were of original […]