Year: 2024

**Title: Clara Tambunting de Legarda et al. v. Victoria Desbarats Miailhe (Substitute for William J. B. Burke)** **Facts:** On February 17, 1926, Clara Tambunting de Legarda, with the consent of her husband Vicente L. Legarda, entered into a mortgage agreement with William J. B. Burke to secure a loan amounting to P75,000. This mortgage was…

**Title:** The United States vs. Victoria Vedra, 12 Phil. 96 (1909) **Facts:** – In the early morning of November 16, 1907, Victoria Vedra, an unmarried woman, gave birth to a living child. – Vedra’s nephew, residing in the same house, was awakened by the cries of the newborn and attempted to light a lamp in…

**Case Title: People of the Philippines vs. Abenir Brusola y Baragwa** **Facts:** Abenir Brusola was charged with parricide for the killing of his wife, Delia Brusola, on July 12, 2006. The couple had longstanding marital problems exacerbated by suspicions of infidelity. On the evening of July 12, 2006, in their home in Muntinlupa City, Abenir…

### Title *People of the Philippines vs. Datu Alimpang Mantawar, Bituanin Macalangan, and Mamantar Bationg* ### Facts In May 1942, shortly after Japanese forces occupied Barrira, Parang in Cotabato, Sergeants Federico Cuaresma and Antonino Regaspe of the Philippine Army sought assistance from Datu Alimpang Mantawar to guide them to Galigayan where their families had evacuated.…

**Title: Johnny Josefa vs. Lourdes San Buenaventura** **Facts:** 1. Lourdes San Buenaventura (San Buenaventura) owned a 364-square meter plot of land in Pasig City, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. PT-76848. 2. On July 15, 1990, Johnny Josefa (Josefa) entered into a lease agreement for the property with San Buenaventura, set for a term…

**Title: Erlinda B. Dandoy vs. Court of Appeals, et al.** **Facts:** Erlinda Dandoy and Nerissa Lopez, former high school classmates, entered into multiple transactions involving the sale of jewelry. On November 13, 1996, Dandoy bought jewelry worth Php 35,000 on credit from Lopez. This was followed by another purchase worth Php 75,000 on December 5,…

### Title: The Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Phoenix Assurance Co., Ltd. ### Facts: Phoenix Assurance Co., Ltd., a British insurance company with operations in the Philippines, entered into reinsurance treaties globally. It ceded premiums from Philippine underwritings to foreign reinsurers based abroad. For the 1952-1954 period, the company ceded significant amounts of premiums: –…

### Title: Victoria Ong v. Ernesto Bognalbal and Court of Appeals ### Facts: 1. **Contract Formation:** On January 2, 1995, Ernesto Bognalbal (Bognalbal), an architect-contractor, entered into an “Owner-Contractor Agreement” with Victoria Ong (Ong), a businesswoman, for the construction of a boutique at the Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City for a sum of PHP 200,000 with…

### Title **People of the Philippine Islands vs. Antonino Hernandez (54 Phil. 122)** ### Facts On the night of February 3, 1929, Miguel Dayrit, his children, and their house in the barrio of Duque, Mabalacat, Pampanga, became the center of the case. After Miguel had retired for the night, he noticed that the thatched roof…

**Title:** Reynaldo S. Mariano vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 738 Phil. 448 **Facts:** 1. **Incident:** On September 12, 1999, in Angat, Bulacan, Reynaldo S. Mariano, driving a red Toyota pick-up, overtook and almost collided with Ferdinand de Leon’s jeep. Following an altercation, both parties went separate ways. However, later that evening, Mariano’s pick-up…