Manufacturers Hanover Trust vs. Guerrero

PROOF OF FOREIGN LAW MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST CO. and/or CHEMICAL BANK vs. RAFAEL MA. GUERRERO Fer!ar" #$% &''( GR NO. #()*'+ FACTS, •

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On May 17, 1994, Guerrero filed a complaint for damages against Hanover and/or Chemical an! "an!# $ith the %&C of Manila' Guerrero sought payment of damages for a' (llegally (llegally $ithheld $ithheld ta)es ta)es charged charged agains againstt interests interests on his chec!ing chec!ing account account $ith the the an! *' + return returned ed chec! chec! $orth $orth 1-,.. 1-,.... due to signatur signaturee verificatio verificationn pro*lems pro*lems c' nauth nauthori ori0ed 0ed conver conversio sionn of of his his accoun accountt &he an! ans$ered that *y stipulation, Guerreros account is governed *y 2e$ 3or! la$, and such la$ does not permit any of Guerreros claims e)cept actual damages' &he an! filed a Motion for artial 5ummary 6udgment "56#, contending that the trial should *e limited to the issue of actual damages only' &he 8alden +ffidavit +ffidavit $as presented *y the an! to support its Motion for 56' &he %&C and C+ denied the an!s Motion for 56, stating that the 8alden +ffidavit does not serve as proof of the 2e$ 3or! 3or! la$ and :urisprudence relied on *y the an! to support its Motion'

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NO' NO' &he 8alden +ffidavit failed to prove 2e$ 3or! la$ and :urisprudence' &he 5C denied the an!s petition for lac! of merit' &he C+ considered the 2e$ 3or! la$ and :urisprudence as pu*lic documents defined in R!e #(& Se3 #$ and &+ of &+ of the %ules of ;vidence, $hich should *e follo$ed in proving foreign la$' SEC. #$' #$' Classes of