G.R. No. L-19461 – 44 Phil. 713 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Presumption as to who is a “Holder in Due Course” In 1919, the Fernandez Hermanos (FH) contracted with the American Iron Products Company, Inc. (AIP), for the latter to build a shaft for one of […]
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G.R. No. L-2861 – 88 Phil. 178 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Alteration – Assignee – Partial Indorsement In May 1942, Ubaldo Laya, as provincial treasurer of Misamis Oriental issued a P100,000.00 Philippine National Bank (PNB) check to Mariano Ramos. The said check was to be used […]
G.R. No. L-26767 – 130 Phil. 741 – 22 SCRA 713 – Mercantile Law Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Accommodation Party – General Indorser In August 1960, Lorenzo Ting issued a check in the amount of P4,000.00 payable to cash or bearer. At the back of the check, Felipe […]
G.R. No. L-20320 – 19 SCRA 685 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Payable on Demand – Meaning of “Reasonable Time” In the months of April, May, June, July, and December 1943, German Gaston took out 5 loans from the Bank of Taiwan totaling to P4,889.91. He executed […]
G.R. No. L-24571 – 146 Phil. 862 – 36 SCRA 289 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Payable on Demand On October 8, 1951, Jose Ponce De Leon and Francisco Soriano took out a loan from the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation or RFC (now Development Bank of the Philippines) […]
G.R. No. L-11872 – 37 Phil. 215 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Parties to a Contract – May minors enter into a contract?; Minors who pretend to be of legal age may be bound to a contract Margarita Espiritu was the owner of a 48 hectare land. […]
G.R. No. L-22405 – 148-A Phil. 521 – 39 SCRA 587 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Postal Money Orders Are Not Negotiable Instruments In April 1958, a certain Enrique Montinola was purchasing ten money orders from the Manila Post Office. Each money order was worth P200.00. Montinola […]
G.R. No. L-63419 – 230 Phil. 406 – 146 SCRA 323 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Constitutionality of BP 22 Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Equal Protection Clause This case is a consolidation of 8 cases regarding violations of the Bouncing Checks […]
G.R. No. L-1405 – 81 Phil. 359 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Treasury Warrants In 1941, a treasury warrant was issued in favor of Placido Urbanes, a government employee in the province of La Union. The said treasury warrant was meant to augment the Food Production Campaign […]
G.R. No. 150135 – 506 SCRA 81 – Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Rule 141 – Indigent Litigants In 1999, the City of Naga demolished a portion of the house owned by spouses Antonio and Lorencita Algura for allegedly being a nuisance as the said portion of the house […]
G.R. No. L-998 – 77 Phil. 1018 – Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Real Party in Interest; Naturalization Case Sometime in the 1940s, a certain Chinese citizen named Teodoro Lim filed a petition for naturalization for him to become a Filipino citizen. The Anti-Chinese League of the Philippines (ACL) […]
G.R. No. 158883 – 521 Phil. 576 – 487 SCRA 452 – Labor Law – Social Legislation – Overseas Employment; Repatriation – Permanent Disability – POEA Contract In 1993, John Melchor Laurente was hired as an engineer by Philippine Transmarine Carriers for its principal Lucky Ocean Marine Corporation. Laurente was […]
G.R. No. 106719 – 226 SCRA 645 – Legal Ethics – Legal Profession – Motion for Disbarment Improperly Filed Political Law – Administrative Law – Power of the Ombudsman – Preventive Suspension In 1992, the NCMH Nurses Association (NCMH-NA) filed a case of graft and corruption against Dr. Brigida Buenaseda […]
A.C. No. 7907 – 653 Phil. 1 – Legal Ethics – Legal Profession – Duties of Counsel; Duty to inform clients of hearing schedule – Negligence of Counsel In 2006, Atty. Emmanuel Elayda was hired by Spouses Virgilio and Angelina Aranda to be their counsel in a civil case. However, […]
G.R. Nos. 171618-19 – 600 Phil. 336 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Illegal Strike In 1997, Jackbilt Industries forced some of its employees to go on a six-month leave as it was experiencing financial difficulties due to the 1997 Financial Crisis. In March 1998, the Jackbilt Employees Workers […]
G.R. No. 190515 – 649 Phil. 255 – 650 SCRA 656 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Power of the Secretary of Labor in Resolving CBA Disputes In 2005, a CBA dispute arose between Cirtek Electronics and Cirtek Employees Labor Union (CELU). The dispute revolved around the provisions on […]