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P. Jose Evangelista Vs. P. Roman Ver

P. JOSE EVANGELISTA, plaintiff-appellant, vs. P. ROMAN VER, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-2264 | 1907-09-28

D E C I S I O N


TRACEY, J.:

This action to recover possession of the parish church at Loaog, in Ilocos Norte, was brought before a justice of the peace and, having been decided by him in favor of the plaintiff, was retried in the Court of First Instance, which rendered a judgment in favor of the defendant.

In November, 1902, the plaintiff, who had for nearly two years been the priest in control of the parish, left for Manila, turning over his charge to the defendant, who had been acting as his coadjutor or assistant. IT is clear that at this time the plaintiff had abandoned the Roman Catholic Church and was an avowed representative of...