Adm. Case No. 674. October 21, 1977
TERESITA BANZUELA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOSE C. TABILIRAN, JR., RESPONDENT.
AQUINO, J.:
On June 4, 1965, Teresita Banzuela of Quezon Street, Dipolog,
Zamboanga del Norte filed a verified complaint charging Atty. Jose C.
Tabiliran, Jr. (admitted to the bar in 1964) with having failed to fulfill his
promise to marry her.
Miss Banzuela, an eighteen-year old third year student of Saint
Vincent’s College, alleged that on the strength of respondent’s promise to
marry her, she surrendered her virtue
and that she was in the family way.
The respondent answered the complaint in compliance with this
Court’s resolution of July 19, 1965.
However, for unknown reasons, his answer has not been attached to the
record up to this time.
The respondent in his motion to dismiss dated September 9, 1977
alleged that on March 7, 1966 he and the complainant were married in the church
of Saint Francis Xavier located at Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte. He enclosed a certified copy of the marriage
certificate. He prayed that the instant
case be dismissed.
WHEREFORE, this case is dropped and considered closed.
SO ORDERED.
Barredo, (Acting Chairman), Antonio, Concepcion, Jr., and Santos, JJ., concur.
Fernando, J., is abroad.