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Morcoin Co., Ltd. Vs. City Of Manila, Et Al.110 Phil. 920

MORCOIN CO., LTD., and SUTER, INC., plaintiffs-appellees, vs. THE CITY OF MANILA, THE MAYOR OF MANILA, THE CITY TREASURER and THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF MANILA, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-15351 | 1961-01-28

D E C I S I O N 


GUTIERREZ DAVID, J.: 

Direct appeal from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch IV, declaring Ordinance No. 3628 of the City of Manila null and void. 
Morcoin Co., Ltd., and Suter, Inc., are owners and operators of automatic phonograph machines, more popularly known as juke boxes, in the City of Manila. As such owners and operators, they paid an annual permit fee of P5 for each machine, and a similar amount when ever a juke box is transferred to a different location. In compliance with Sections 773 and 774 of Ordinance No. 3347, they also paid an additional sum of P50 per annum as license...