SC CIRCULAR NO. 51-91, December 19, 1991
SC CIRCULAR NO. 51-91, December 19, 1991
OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR
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THE COURT OF APPEALS, SANDIGANBAYAN, COURT OF TAX APPEALS,
REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, SHARI’A DISTRICT COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURTS AND THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES |
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SUSPENSION OF ATTY. BENITO JALANDOON, SR.
FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW |
For the information and guidance of all concerned, quoted
hereunder are pertinent portions of the decision of the Court en banc
dated July 18, 1991, in A. C. No. 1311 entitled Ramon L. Vda. de Alisbo and
Norberto S. Alisbo vs. Atty. Benito Jalandoon, Sr.” to wit:
“The surrounding circumstances leave us with no other
conclusion than that Attorney Jalandoon, betrayed his client Ramon Alisbo’s
trust and did not champion his cause with the whole-hearted fidelity, care and
devotion that a lawyer is obliged to give to every case that he accepts from a
client. There is more than simple negligence resulting in the extinguishment and
loss of his client’s right to action; there is a hint of duplicity and lack of
candor in his dealings with his client, which call for the exercise of this
Court’s disciplinary power.“The Honorable Solicitor General who conducted the
investigation of this case found respondent Attorney Benito Jalandoon, Sr.
guilty of serious misconduct and infidelity. Although the Solicitor General
recommended the suspension of respondent Attorney Benito Jalandoon, Sr. from the
practice of law for a period of one (1) year, the Court, after due deliberation,
decided to suspend him for a period of two (2) years from the finality of this
decision.IT IS SO ORDERED.”
December 19, 1991.
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(SGD.) JOSUE N. BELLOSILLO
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Court Administrator
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