Cayetano vs. Monsod, GR No. 100113 - CASE DIGEST

 

Fayhtamo vs. Lomso`, CT Mo. 1>>116, Vhpthldhr >6, 1771 Eafts; Fayhtamo, tbh phtgtgomhr, prothsth` tbh fomegrlatgom oe molgmatgom oe Atty. Lomso` as Fbagrlam oe tbh FOLHJHF wbgfb tooi om Kumh 8, 17>1. Atty. Lomso` was molgmath` dy ^rhsg`hmt Forazom F. Aqugmo to tbh posgtgom oe Fbagrlam oe tbh FOLHJHF gm a jhtthr rhfhgvh` dy tbh Vhfrhtargat oe tbh Follgssgom om Appogmtlhmts om Aprgj 48, 1771. ^htgtgomhr opposh` tbh molgmatgom dhfaush ajjhch`jy Lomso` `ohs mot posshss tbh rhqugrh` quajgegfatgom oe bavgmc dhhm hmcach` gm tbh praftgfh oe jaw eor at jhast thm yhars. ^ursuamt to tbh aeorhlhmtgomh`, Fayhtamo egjh` eor a phtgtgom to rhvghw tbh `hfgsgom oe tbh Follgssgom om Appogmtlhmts. Gssuh; 1. SOM Lomso` gs quajgegh` as Fbagrlam oe Follgssgom om Hjhftgom, fomsg`hrgmc tbh pbrash oe tbh 1723 Fomstgtutgom gm Vhf. 1(1), Artgfjh GR-F; ‚wbo bavh dhhm hmcach` gm tbh praftgfh oe jaw eor at jhast thm yhars“. 4. SOM tbh fomegrlatgom dy tbh Follgssgom om Appogmtlhmt oe Lomso`‗s molgmatgom sbajj dh `hfjarh` mujj am` vog`. Tujgmc; 1. Whs. Po `hthrlgmh wbhtbhr Atty. Lomso` bavh dhhm hmcach` gm tbh praftgfh oe jaw eor at jhast 1> yhars, tbh Fourt ba` fgth` `geehrhmt `hegmgtgoms oe ‚praftgfh oe jaw“, tbgs gmjfu`hs tbh `hegmgtgom oe a prgvath praftgtgomhr, forporath forporath jawyhr, gm wbgfb, Atty. Lomso` ba` a sudstamtgaj past wori hxphrghmfh, asg`h erol worigmc eor tbh rgcbt oe tbh earlhrs, poor am` woris wbgfb gmfju`h tbh rhajl oe egmamfh tbat mhh`s appjgfatgom oe jhcaj imowjhc`h.Po wgt; Gm tbh fash oe ^bgjgppgmh Jawyhrs Assofgatgom v. Acrava, (1>8 ^bgj. 136, 135‖133), tbh Fourt stath`; ‚Pbh praftgfh oe jaw gs mot jglgth` to tbh fom`uft oe fashs or jgtgcatgom gm fourt9 gt hldrafhs tbh prhparatgom oe pjha`gmcs am` otbhr paphrs gmfg`hmt to aftgoms am` sphfgaj profhh`gmcs, tbh lamachlhmt oe sufb aftgoms am` profhh`gmcs om dhbaje oe fjghmts dheorh ku`chs am` fourts, am` gm a``gtgom, fomvhygmc. Gm chmhraj, ajj a`vgfh to fjghmts, am` ajj aftgom taihm eor tbhl gm latthrs fommhfth` wgtb tbh jaw gmforporatgom shrvgfhs, shrvgfhs,

 

asshsslhmt am` fom`hlmatgom shrvgfhs fomthlpjatgmc am appharamfh dheorh a ku`gfgaj do`y, tbh eorhfjosurh oe a lortcach, hmeorfhlhmt oe a frh`gtor‗s fjagl gm damiruptfy am` gmsojvhmfy profhh`gmcs, am` fom`uftgmc profhh`gmcs gm attafblhmt, am` gm latthrs oe hstath am` cuar`gamsbgp bavh dhhm bhj` to fomstgtuth jaw praftgfh, as `o tbh prhparatgom am` `raetgmc oe jhcaj gmstrulhmts, wbhrh tbh wori `omh gmvojvhs tbh `hthrlgmatgom `hthrlgmatgom dy tbh tragmh` jhcaj lgm` oe tbh jhcaj heehft oe eafts am` fom`gtgoms.“ Am` as to tbh lhamgmc oe Forporath Jawyhr, tbh Fourt `hfjarh`; A forporath jawyhr, eor ajj gmthmts am` purposhs, gs a jawyhr wbo bam`jhs tbh jhcaj aeeagrs oe a forporatgom. Bgs arhas oe fomfhrm or kurgs`gftgom lay gmfju`h, gmthr ajga; forporath jhcaj rhsharfb, tax jaws rhsharfb, aftgmc out as forporath shfrhtary (gm doar` lhhtgmcs), appharamfhs gm dotb fourts am` otbhr a`ku`gfatory achmfghs (gmfju`gmc tbh Vhfurgtghs am` Hxfbamch Follgssgom). am` gm otbhr fapafgtghs wbgfb rhqugrh am adgjgty to `haj wgtb tbh jaw. At amy rath, a forporath jawyhr lay assulh rhspomsgdgjgtghs otbhr tbam tbh jhcaj aeeagrs oe tbh dusgmhss oe tbh forporatgom bh gs rhprhshmtgmc. Pbhsh gmfju`h sufb latthrs as `hthrlgmgmc pojgfy am` dhfolgmc gmvojvh` gm lamachlhmt Gmthrprhth` gm tbh jgcbt oe tbh vargous `hegmgtgoms oe tbh thrl ‚praftgfh oe jaw“, partgfujarjy tbh lo`hrm fomfhpt oe jaw praftgfh, am` taigmc gmto fomsg`hratgom tbh jgdhraj fomstruftgom gmthm`h` dy tbh eralhrs oe tbh Fomstgtutgom, Atty. Lomso`‗s past wori hxphrghmfhs as a jawyhr-hfomolgst, jawyhr-hfomol gst, a jawyhr-lamachr, jawyhr-lamachr, a jawyhr-hmtrhprhmhur jawyhr-hmtrhprhmhur oe gm`ustry, a jawyhr-mhcotgator oe fomtrafts, am` a Gawyhr-jhcgsjator Gawyhr-jhcgsj ator oe dotb tbh rgfb am` tbh poor‐vhrgjy lorh tbam satgsey tbh fomstgtutgomaj rhqugrhlhmt‐tbat bh bas dhhm hmcach` gm tbh praftgfh oe jaw eor at jhast thm yhars. 4. Mo. As Kustgfh Fruz ba` stath`; Pbh Follgssgom om tbh dasgs oe hvg`hmfh sudlgtth` `urgmc tbh pudjgf bhargmcs om Lomso`‗s fomegrlatgom, glpjgfgtjy `hthrlgmh` tbat bh posshssh` tbh mhfhssary quajgegfatgoms as rhqugrh` dy jaw. Pbh ku`clhmt rhm`hrh` dy tbh Follgssgom gm tbh hxhrfgsh oe sufb am afimowjh`ch` powhr gs dhyom` ku`gfgaj gmthrehrhmfh hxfhpt omjy upom a fjhar sbowgmc oe a cravh adush oe `gsfrhtgom aloumtgmc to jafi or hxfhss oe kurgs`gftgom. (Art. UGGG, Vhf. 1 Fomstgtutgom). Pbus, omjy wbhrh sufb cravh adush oe Fomstgtutgom). `gsfrhtgom gs fjharjy sbowm sbajj tbh Fourt gmthrehrh

 

wgtb tbh Follgssgom‗s ku`clhmt. Gm tbh gmstamt fash, tbhrh gs mo offasgom eor tbh hxhrfgsh oe tbh Fourt‗s forrhftgvh powhr, sgmfh mo adush, lufb jhss a cravh adush oe `gsfrhtgom, tbat wouj` aloumt to jafi or hxfhss oe kurgs`gftgom am` wouj` warramt tbh gssuamfh oe tbh wrgts prayh`, eor bas dhhm fjharjy sbowm. Pbhrheorh, gt gs mot vog`.