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Vicente Jaucian Vs. Pedro F. Callos 104 Phil 603

VICENTE JAUCIAN, contestant-appellant, vs. PEDRO F. CALLOS, contestant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-11573 | 1958-09-29

D E C I S I O N


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

In the general elections held on November 8, 1955, Vicente Jaucian and Pedro F. Callos were candidates for Mayor of Daraga, Albay. The municipal board of canvassers proclaimed Callos as mayor-elect with a majority of 134 votes. Dissatisfied with the result, Jaucian filed a protest in the Court of First Instance of Albay alleging that the election did not reflect the true and free expression of the popular will on account of mass frauds perpetrated in at least 10 precincts of the municipality. After hearing, the trial court re-affirmed the election of Callos with a majority of 68 votes, which was...