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PEOPLE Vs. Tiu Ua 096 Phil 738

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. TIU UA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-6793 | 1955-03-31

D E C I S I O N


JUGO, J.:

Tiu Ua was accused before the Court of First Instance of Rizal (Pasay Branch) of the offense of profiteering in an information of the following tenor:

"That on or about the 1st day of November, 1950, in Pasay City, Philippines, the above named accused, Tiu Ua, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously violate the provisions of Republic Act No. 509 by selling a can of powdered Klim milk for P2.20, to Eusebio Perez, when the ceiling price for that commodity was P1.80 only."

After trial the accused was found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of P5,000, or, in case of insolvency, to suffer the...