G.R. No. L-61145 – 212 Phil. 637 – 127 SCRA 687 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Corporations are not Filipino Citizens In 1955 and 1973, the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) purchased two parcels of land in Camarines Norte. In 1976, INC filed an application for confirmation of title […]
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G.R. No. 89070 – 209 SCRA 55 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Cooperatives are Treated as Corporations – Ultra Vires Acts of the Board Members Labor Law – NLRC Procedure – Jurisdiction of the NLRC In 1982, Peter Cosalan, then general manager of the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO), […]
G.R. No. 129049 – 370 Phil. 901; 96 OG No. 52 – 312 SCRA 47 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Government Owned and Controlled Corporation vs Private Corporation Baltazar Camporedondo was the administrator of the Surigao del Norte chapter of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC). In 1995, […]
A.M. No. No. R-181-P – 236 Phil. 520 – 152 SCRA 482 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Piercing the Veil of Corporate Fiction – Exercised by the Wrong Person In 1984, the National Labor Relations Commission issued an order against Qualitrans Limousine Service, Inc. (QLSI) ordering the latter […]
G.R. No. L-20502 – 121 Phil. 276 – 13 SCRA 291 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Principle of the Corporate Fiction – Equity Case Honorata Cruz was terminated by Emilio Cano Enterprises, Inc. (ECEI). She then filed a complaint for unfair labor practice against Emilio Cano, in his […]
G.R. No. 117416 – 400 Phil. 1260 – 347 SCRA 453 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Piercing the Veil of Corporate Fiction – When Not Applicable Avelina Ramoso and several others are investors and majority stock holders of the franchise branches of Commercial Credit Corporation (CCC). CCC is […]
G.R. No. L-20886 – 126 Phil. 196 – 19 SCRA 962 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Piercing the Veil of Corporate Fiction – Fraud Case In 1958, National Marketing Corporation (NAMARCO) entered into an agreement with Associated Finance Company, Inc. (AFCI). NAMARCO was represented by its general manager […]
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 […]
A.C. No. 4863 – 417 Phil. 70 – 364 SCRA 597 – Legal Ethics – Problem Areas in Legal Ethics – Unconscionable Attorney’s Fees – Quantum Meruit In 1994, Isabel Sugar Company, Inc. (ISCI) sold a parcel of land to Urban Bank, Inc. (UBI). The land was sold for P240 […]
A.C. No. 5862 – Legal Ethics – Problem Areas in Legal Ethics- Duty to Represent Client with Competence and Diligence Dalisay Capili engaged the legal services of Atty. Alfredo Bentulan as her counsel in a civil case. Capili lost in the trial court. She wanted to appeal but despite her […]
G.R. No. 161455 – 577 Phil. 27 – 554 SCRA 136 – Criminal Law – Book 2 – Crimes Against Public Interest – Article 171; Falsification By Public Officer – Sandiganbayan Jurisdiction In 1996, Elmer Abastillas sent a letter to Ozamis City Mayor Benjamin Fuentes asking the latter to donate […]
A.C. No. 7940 – 686 Phil. 351 – Legal Ethics – Problem Areas in Legal Ethics – Moral Turpitude – Disbarment In May 2008, the Supreme Court, in G.R. No. 161455 (Pactolin vs Sandiganbayan), affirmed the conviction of Atty. Rodolfo Pactolin for violation of Article 172 of the Revised Penal […]
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 […]
A.M. No. P-04-1925 – 488 Phil. 62 – 447 SCRA 60 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Public Office is a Public Trust Oscar Llamas was a cash clerk in the regional trial court of San Carlos City, Pangasinan. His brother was a judge in one of […]
G.R. No. 115863 – 312 Phil. 1145 – 280 SCRA 713 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Creation and Abolition of a Public Office is Essentially Legislative Constitutional Law – Separation of Powers – Legislative Powers; Power to Create Public Office In 1993, Aida Eugenio passed the […]