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Z. E. Lotho, Inc. Vs. Ice & Cold Storage Industries Of The Phil., Inc., Et Al

Z. E. LOTHO, INC., plaintiff-appellant, vs. ICE AND COLD STORAGE INDUSTRIES OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., ET AL., defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-16563 | 1961-12-28

D E C I S I O N 


REYES, J.B.L., J.: 

This action was commenced on March 11, 1957, in the Court of First Instance of Laguna by the plaintiff corporation charging the defendant with unfair competition and demanding from them the payment of damages. The court a quo denied the plaintiff's claim on the grounds of laches and consent; hence this appeal, which was directed to this Court because the amount involved is more than P200.000.00. 

Briefly, the facts are as follows: Z. E. Lotho, Inc., was incorporated on June 9, 1947, with a capital stock of P100,000.00, for the purpose of operating an ice plant and selling the manufactured...