Category: Case Briefs

**Title:** Testate Estate of C. O. Bohanan **Facts:** C. O. Bohanan, a U.S. citizen, executed a last will on April 23, 1944, which was admitted to probate in the Philippines on April 24, 1950. The probate court found Bohanan to be a citizen of Nevada, thus his will conformed to Nevada laws. The will appointed…

**Title:** Testamentaria del Finado William R. Giberson: Dalton vs. Giberson **Facts:** 1. **Filing of Petition:** On February 10, 1949, Lela G. Dalton filed a petition with the Court of First Instance of Cebu, seeking the legalization of a document allegedly being the holographic will of William R. Giberson, dated April 29, 1920, made in San…

### Title: Testate Estate of Idonah Slade Perkins, Deceased. Tayag, Ancillary Administrator, vs. Benguet Consolidated, Inc. ### Facts: **Series of Events:** 1. **Death and Domiciliary Proceedings:** – Idonah Slade Perkins died in New York City on March 27, 1960. The County Trust Company of New York was appointed as domiciliary administrator. 2. **Ancillary Administration in…

### Title: Salud Teodoro Vda. De Perez vs. Hon. Zotico A. Tolete, RTC, Branch 18, Bulacan – Reprobate of Foreign Wills ### Facts: Dr. Jose F. Cunanan and Dr. Evelyn Perez-Cunanan, U.S. citizens of Filipino descent, executed separate wills in 1979, each bequeathing their estate to the other or, if the other predeceased them, to…

**Title: Disomangcop v. Secretary of DPWH, G.R. No. 149848 (2001)** **Facts:** The case contested the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 8999 (R.A. 8999), which established an engineering district in the First District of Lanao del Sur, and DPWH Department Order No. 119 (D.O. 119), creating the Marawi Sub-District Engineering Office. 1. Following the 1987 Constitution’s…

### Title: **Ruperto Pureza vs. Court of Appeals, Asia Trust Development Bank, and Spouses Bonifacio and Crisanta Alejandro** ### Facts: Petitioner Ruperto Pureza engaged the services of respondents Spouses Bonifacio and Crisanta Alejandro, operating under Boncris Trading and Builders, to construct a two-story house in Don Juan Bayview Subdivision, Muntinlupa. To finance the construction, Pureza…

**Title:** Kabataan Party-List Representative Palatino v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 189868 **Facts:** 1. **November 12, 2008:** The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) issued Resolution No. 8514, setting the period of continuing voter registration using biometrics processes from December 2, 2008, to December 15, 2009, excluding the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). 2. **February 12,…

**Title:** Kabataan Party-List Representative Palatino et al. v. Commission on Elections **Facts:** On November 12, 2008, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) issued Resolution No. 8514, setting voter registration using biometrics from December 2, 2008, to December 15, 2009. On February 12, 2009, COMELEC issued Resolution No. 8585, changing the deadline for voter registration for the…

### Title: People of the Philippine Islands v. Amadeo Corral, 62 Phil. 945 (1935) ### Facts: 1. **Incident**: Amadeo Corral was charged with illegal voting in the general elections held on June 5, 1934. 2. **Past Conviction**: Corral had been sentenced on March 3, 1910, by final judgment to eight years and one day of…

### Title: **Dra. Mercedes Oliver vs. Philippine Savings Bank and Lilia Castro, G.R. No. 215730 (2016)** ### Facts: **Initial Loan and Deposits:** – In 1997, Dra. Mercedes Oliver deposited P12 million into her Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) account. – Respondent Lilia Castro, Assistant Vice President and Acting Branch Manager of PSBank San Pedro, Laguna, proposed…