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Simeon Macolor Vs. Carlos Amores 094 Phil 1

SIMEON MACOLOR, protestant- appellee, vs. CARLOS AMORES, protestee-appellant.

G.R. No. L-6806 | 1953-11-05

D E C I S I O N


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

This is an action to contest the election of Carlos Amores to the office of Mayor of Coron, Palawan, filed in the Court of First Instance of Palawan.

It appears that in the elections of November 13, l951, Simeon Macolor, protestant, and Carlos Amores, protestee were candidates for the office of Mayor of Coron, Palawan. After the election returns from all the precincts in said municipality had been received, and after making a canvass thereof as required by law, on November 26, 1951, the Municipal Board of Canvassers proclaimed the protestee as mayor-elect with a plurality of 212 votes.

In the...