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Norberto Quisumbing Vs. Eugenio Lopez 096 Phil 510

NORBERTO QUISUMBING, petitioner-appellant, vs. EUGENIO LOPEZ, ET AL., respondents-appellees.

G.R. No. L-6465 | 1955-01-31

D E C I S I O N


PARAS, C.J.:

The respondents Eugenio Lopez, Ernesto del Rosario and Roberto Villanueva are the publisher, editor-in-chief, and general manager respectively of The Manila Chronicle, a daily newspaper published and circulated in English in the City of Manila. On July 15, 1949, the petitioner, Norberto Quisumbing, filed a complaint against said respondents in the Court of First Instance of Manila for the recovery of damages in the sum of P50,000 as a result or the following alleged libelous publication in The Manila Chronicle of November 7, 1947:

"NBI MEN RAID OFFICES OF 3 CITY USURERS

Giving effect to the announced NBI...