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Perfecto Jabalde Vs. Philippine National Bank117 Phil. 792

PERFECTO JABALDE, plaintiff-appellant, vs. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-18401 | 1963-04-27

D E C I S I O N 


REYES, J.B.L., J.: 

Appeal from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Cebu to the Court of Appeals, elevated by the latter to the Supreme Court as a case involving a constitutional question under Section 17 of the Judiciary Act of 1948. 

Plaintiff-appellant Perfecto Jabalde seeks recovery of P10,000.00 allegedly deposited by him with the defendant-appellee Philippine National Bank, P5,000.00 in genuine Philippine currency, on 21 July 1941, and another P5,000.00 on 30 August 1943 in mixed genuine Philippine currency and Japanese military notes. The complaint recites the printed wording of plaintiff's...