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Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence > Year 1956 > July 1956 Decisions > [G.R. Nos. L-6025-26. July 18,

1956.] THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. AMADO V. HERNANDEZ, ET AL., Defendants-

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[G.R. No. L-8194. July 11, 1956.] EMERENCIANA M.VDA. DE MEDINA, ET AL., Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs.GUILLERMO CRESENCIA, ET AL., Defendants.GUILLERMO CRESENCIA, Appellant.

[G.R. No. L-9575. July 17, 1956.] PEDRO CEREZO,Petitioner, vs. HONORABLE EMANUEL. M. MUÑOZ,Judge Court of First Instance of Pangasinan and PEDROS. SISON, Respondents.

[G.R. Nos. L-6025-26. July 18, 1956.] THE PEOPLE OFTHE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. AMADO V.HERNANDEZ, ET AL., Defendants-Appellants.

[G.R. No. L-6990. July 20, 1956.] THE PEOPLE OF THEPHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. KAMAD ARINSO,Defendant-Appellee.

[G.R. Nos. L-7872-73. July 20, 1956.] IN REPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION OF RAYMUNDO PEand FORTUNATO PE. RAYMUNDO PE and FORTUNATO

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PHILIPPINES, Oppositor-Appellant.

[G.R. No. L-8750. July 20, 1956.] NATIONAL UNIONOF PRINTING WORKERS, Petitioners, vs. ENCLOSEDWITH PAY THE ASIA PRINTING AND/OR LU MING, ETAL., Respondents.

[G.R. No. L-7578. July 24, 1956.] CRISPULOMALICSE, Petitioner, vs. COLLECTOR OF INTERNALREVENUE, Respondent.

[G.R. No. L-8753. July 24, 1956.] MRS. CARIDAD DELA CRUZ DE BERONILLA, Petitioner, vs. THEHONORABLE SEGUNDO M. MARTINEZ, Judge of theCourt of First Instance of Pangasinan and MELCHOR BERONILLA, Respondents.

[G.R. No. L-8878. July 24, 1956.] FELIPE B. OLLADA,Petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF TAX APPEALS,

SECRETARY OF FINANCE, UNDER-SECRETARY OFFINANCE, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE,VICENTE I. CRUZ, SABINA R. SORIANO, NEW WORLDPRINTING PRESS and YAM NAN, Respondents.

[G.R. No. L-8604. July 25, 1956.] CANDIDO PANCHO,ET AL., Petitioners, vs. MANUEL VILLANUEVA, ET AL.,Respondents.

[G.R. No. L-5079. July 31, 1956.] J. M. TUASON & Co.,INC., represented by its managing partner THEGREGORIO ARANETA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, vs.GERONIMO SANTIAGO, ELENO SANTIAGO PABLOSANTIAGO, CECILIO SANTIAGO and CONSTANTINOSANTIAGO, Defendants-Appellants.

[G.R. No. L-6204. July 31, 1956.] CAPITOLSUBDIVISION, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PROVINCEOF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Defendant-Appellant.

[G.R. No. L-7834. July 31, 1956.] SEVERINO D.VALENCIA and CATALINA S. L. VALENCIA, Petitioners,

vs. ROMAN LEONCIO and THE COURT OF APPEALS,Respondents.

[G.R. No. L-7983. July 31, 1956.] PETRA BELTRAN, ETALS., Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. ARSENIO ESCUDERO, ETALS., Defendants-Appellees.

[G.R. No. L-8157. July 31, 1956.] LIM HU, Petitioner-Appellee, vs. CENTRAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, ETAL., Respondents-Appellants.

[G.R. No. L-8475. July 31, 1956.] RICARDO Y. SUNGA,Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. VlCTORlANO ALVlAR, Defendant-Appellant.

[G.R. No. L-8583. July 31, 1956.] THE PEOPLE OF THEPHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. FRANCISCOHILVANO, Defendant-Appellant.

[G.R. No. L-8627. July 31, 1956.] VITALIANOROBLES, ET AL., Petitioners-Appellants, vs. CANDIDASAN JOSE, ET AL., Respondents-Appellees.

[G.R. No. L-8657. July 31, 1956.] ERASMO ALVAREZand MARCIANO PARANADA, Petitioners, vs.HONORABLE LUCAS LACSON, Judge of the Court of FirstInstance of Zambales, CASIANO A. LADIORAY andSERAPIO ARIMBUANGA, Respondents.

[G.R. No. L-8761. July 31, 1956.] INSULAR SAWMILL, INC., Petitioner, vs. CHARLIE HOGAN and DEE C.TAM (As partners in the unregistered partnershipCharlie Hogan and Co., doing business under the nameand style of “Ganie Enterprises”), Respondents.

[G.R. No. L-8943. July 31, 1956.] JOSE MIRANDA,Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MALATE GARAGE & TAXICAB,INC., Defendant-Appellant.

[G.R. No. L-8964. July 31, 1956.] JUAN EDADES,Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. SEVERINO EDADES, ET AL.,Defendants-Appellees.

[G.R. No. L-9037. July 31, 1956.] MARIANO B.VILLANUEVA and CONSUELO PAPA-VILLANUEVA,

Petitioners, vs. HONORABLE PRIMITIVO GONZALES,Judge of the Court of First Instance, and ProvincialFiscal MARIANO B. BENEDICTO, both of Cavite,Respondents.

[G.R. No. L-9252. July 31, 1956.] REPUBLIC OF THEPHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. ERNESTO P. HERNANDO,ETC., ET AL., Respondents.

[G.R. No. L-9284. July 31, 1956.] TERESA FELIX VDA.DE ROSARIO, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. JUSTICE OF THEPEACE OF CAMILING, TARLAC, MELANIO ROSARIO andMARIA INOVEJAS, Respondents-Appellees.

[G.R. No. L-9317. July 31, 1956.] AGAPITO CRUZCORREA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. HERMOGENESPASCUAL, Defendant. JUAN LUCIANO and ARSENIA DELEON, movants-Appellants.

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[G.R. No. L-9667. July 31, 1956.] LUIS MA. ARANETA,Petitioner, vs. HONORABLE HERMOGENESCONCEPCION, as judge of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch VI and EMMA BENITEZ ARANETA,Respondents.

 

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