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Fulgencio Vega, Et Al. Vs. Mun. Board Of The City Of Iloilo, Et Al. 094 Phil 949

FULGENCIO VEGA and LEON GELLADA, plaintiffs-appellees, vs. THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF ILOILO ET AL., ETC., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-6765 | 1954-05-12

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J.:

This is an action for a declaratory relief (under Rule 66 of the Rules of Court) to test the validity of Municipal Ordinance No. 35 of the City of Iloilo, enacted on July 12, 1951, which provides:

"SECTION 1. No motor vehicle, whether for public or private use, with the exception of those owned and operated by the Republic of the Philippines, the Provinces of Iloilo, Capiz and Antique, and the municipalities thereto appertaining, the City of Iloilo, and those new motor vehicles offered for sale by dealers, but not used for transportation purposes by such dealers, shall use any street, road or highway...