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Miguel Tolentino Vs. Ceferino Inciong

MIGUEL TOLENTINO, plaintiff and appellant, vs. CEFERINO INCIONG, defendant and appellee.

G.R. No. L-15745 | 1960-10-31

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ DAVID, J.:

On December 20, 1952, Miguel Tolentino filed an action in the Court of First Instance of Batangas to recover damages for libel committed by defendant Ceferino Inciong for which said defendant was found guilty in a criminal case filed against him.
Alleging that the complaint states no cause of action; that if there is any cause of action, the same is barred by prior judgment; and that the venue is improperly laid, the defendant moved that the action be dismissed. The motion to dismiss was opposed by plaintiff, and after hearing, the court below on February 13, 1953 issued an order denying the same....