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Emilio Mendenilla vs. Jose Manuel Onandia115 Phil. 534

EMILIO MENDENILLA, petitioner-appellant, vs. JOSE MANUEL ONANDIA, respondent-appellee.

G.R. No. L-17803 | 1962-06-30

D E C I S I O N 


BARRERA, J.: 

From the decision of the Court of First Instance of Albay (in Civil Case No. 2224 for quo warranto) declaring respondent Jose Manuel Onandia as the lawful and rightfull holder of the office of Chief of Police of Legaspi City, and entitled to the costs of the suit, petitioner Emilio Mendenilla, interposed the present appeal.
 
The facts of the case, which are undisputed, are stated in the decision of the trial court, to wit:
 
"Petitioner Emilio Mendenilla was appointed Chief of Police of the then Municipality of Legaspi, Albay, on June 21, 1954 by the Municipal Mayor. He was and has always been...