Taylor vs. Uy Tieng Piao (1922)

T a yl orv s.UyTi e ngPi a o | G. R.No.L1 61 09 | Oc t obe r2 ,1 92 2 | Pone nt e :St r e et ,J. Nat ur eofCase:   Pot es t at i v ec ondi t i on D.T ay l or( pl ai nt i ffappel l ant ) Pet i t i oner s ( s ) :M. Re s ponde nt ( s ) :UyTi e n gPi a oa n dT a nLi u a n( d o i n gbu s i n e s su n de rt h efi r mn a meT me a nL i u a n&Co mp mp a n y ) * UyTi engPi ao( def e nda nt appel l a nt ) SUMMARY:   Pl a i n t i ffc on t r ac t e dhi sse vi c est oT anLi u anan dCo. ,assu pe r i nt end entofanoi lf a ct or yt owhi c ht hel at t erwi l le st ab l i s h.Amon gt h es t i p ul a t i on s i nt hecont r ac ti st hec l aus ewher ei ndef endantc anc anc elt hecont r ac twi t hpl ai nt i ffi ft hemac hi ner yt obei ns t al l edi nt hes ai df ac t or yf ai l s ,f oran yr eas on,t o a r r i v ei nMa Ma ni l awi t hi nape r i odo f6mo mo nt h s.Def en dan ta v ai l edoft hi sop t i ont oca nc els i n cesa i dma ch i n er ydi dno ti nf a cta r r i v e.Pl ai n t i ffno wc omest ot he c our ts t a t i ngt ha ts t i p ual t i oni si l l e ga la sc on t empl a t edi nAr t i c l es12 56a nd1 119o ft heCi v i lCod e.Co ur td ec i dedi nf a v oro ft hed ef end ants t at i ngt ha ta c ond i t i onwh wh i c hi sf a cu l t at i v ean dr es ol u t or yatt hes amet i mei sv al i dev ent h ought hec on di t i oni sma ma det ode pen dup ont hewi l l oft heo bl i g or .

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Th ej u d gme nta pp ea l e df r o m wi l lb e modi fiedb ydec l ar i n gt hatt hedef en dan t ss hal lp ayt ot hepl ai nt i fft h es um ofP360, i n s t e ad o fP3 00 ,a sa l l o we db yt h el o we rc o ur t ,a nd a st h usmo di fi e dt h ej u dg me ntwi l lb ea ffir me d wi t hi n t e r e s tf r o m Nov ember4,1919.

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