Case Digest: Javellana v. Ledesma (97 P 258)
Javellana v. Ledesma 97 P 258 FACTS: The Court of First Instance of Iloilo admitted to probate the documents in the Visayan dialectas the testament and codicil duly executed by the deceased Da. Apolinaria Ledesma Vda. de Javellana, on March 30, 1950, and May 29, 1952, respectively, with Ramon Tabiana, Gloria Montinola de Tabiana and […]
Case Digest: Cruz v. Villasor (54 SCRA 752)
Cruz v. Villasor 54 SCRA 752 FACTS: The CFI of Cebu allowed the probate of Valente Z. Cruz’s last will and testament. His surviving spouse, Agapita Cruz, opposed the allowance of the will alleging it was executed through fraud, deceit, misrepresentation and undue influence; that the said instrument was execute without the testator having been […]
Case Digest: Cagro v. Cagro (92 P 1032)
Cagro v. Cagro 92 P 1032 FACTS: Vicente Cagro died on Feb. 14, 1949 in Samar. Since the decedent allegedly made a will prior to his death, the will was probated before the CFI of Samar. However, the oppositors-appellant objected the probate proceeding alleging that the will is fatally defective because its attestation clause is […]
Case Digest: Icasiano v. Icasiano (11 SCRA 422)
Icasiano v. Icasiano 11 SCRA 422 FACTS: Celso Icasiano filed a petition for the allowance and admission to probate of the alleged will of Josefa Villacorte, and for his appointment as executor thereof. Natividad and Enrique Icasiano, a daughter and son of the testatrix, filed their opposition thereto. During the course of the trial, on […]
CASE DIGEST: REYES v. TRAJANO
REYES VS TRAJANO 209 SCRA 484 [June 2, 1992] NATURE Special civil action of certiorari FACTS -The officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Labor Relations (Hon. Cresenciano Trajano) sustained the denial by the Med Arbiter of the right to vote of one hundred forty-one (141) members of the “Iglesia ni Kristo” […]
CASE DIGEST: NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS IN HOTELS, ETC. VS SECRETARY OF DOLE
NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS IN HOTELS, ETC. VS SECRETARY OF DOLE G.R. No. 181531 [July 31, 2009] ISSUE: Whether employees on probationary status at the time of the certification elections should be allowed to vote HELD: YES. The inclusion of Gatbonton’s vote was proper not because it was not questioned but because probationary […]
CASE DIGEST: GEORGE AND PETER LINES, INC. v. ASSOCIATED LABOR UNION
GEORGE AND PETER LINES, INC. VS ASSOCIATED LABOR UNION 134 SCRA 82 [January 17, 1985] NATURE Petition for certiorari to review the decision of the Bureau of Labor Relations. FACTS -George and Peter Lines, Inc. (petitioner) is involved in shipping, while Associated Labor Unions (ALU, respondent) is a legitimate labor organization. -July 16, 1878: a […]
CASE DIGEST: SAMAHANG MANGGAGAWA SA PERMEX VS SECRETARY OF LABOR
SAMAHANG MANGGAGAWA SA PERMEX VS SECRETARY OF LABOR G.R. No. 107792 [March 2, 1998] A certification election was conducted among employees of respondent Permex Producer and Exporter Corporation with ‘No Union’ winning [NFL lost]. Later however, some employees of Permex Producer formed a labor organization known as the Samahang Manggagawa sa Permex (SMP) which […]
CASE DIGEST: COLGATE PALMOLIVE PHILIPPINES, Inc. V OPLE
COLGATE PALMOLIVE PHILIPPINES, Inc. VS OPLE 163 SCRA 323 [June 30, 1988] NATURE Petition for certiorari FACTS -The respondent Union filed a Notice of Strike with the Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR) on ground of unfair labor practice consisting of alleged refusal to bargain, dismissal of union officers/members; and coercing employees to retract their membership […]
Case Digest: Filamer v. CA
Filamer v. CA G.R. No. 75112 [October 16, 1990] Facts: Private respondent Potenciano Kapunan, Sr., an eighty-two-year old retired schoolteacher (now deceased), was struck by the Pinoy jeep owned by petitioner Filamer and driven by its alleged employee, Funtecha, as Kapunan, Sr. was walking along Roxas Avenue, Roxas City at 6:30 in the evening of […]
