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Ly Giok Ha, Et Al Vs. Emilio L. Galang, Et Al 101 Phil 459

LY GIOK HA alias WY GIOK HA, RESTITUTO LACASTA, WY HONG ENG and NGO IN, petitioners-appellees, vs. EMILIO L. GALANG, ENRIQUE ZAPANTA, MANUEL AGREGADO and VICENTE GELLA, respondents-appellants.

G.R. No. L-10760 | 1957-05-17

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J.:

This is an appeal taken by the Government from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila, ordering the respondents to refund and deliver to the petitioners the sum of P10,000 deposited with the Government for the temporary stay of petitioner Ly Giok Ha alias Wy Giok Ha, as well as to pay the costs. There is no dispute about the facts, the case having been submitted for decision upon a stipulation of facts.

On May 14, 1955, petitioner Ly Giok Ha, alias Wy Giok Ha, entered the Philippines as a citizen of the Nationalist Republic of China and a temporary visitor for a period of three (3) months,...