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Jose B. Escueta Vs. City Mayor, Et Al. 117 Phil. 1068

JOSE B. ESCUETA, petitioner, vs. THE CITY MAYOR, THE CITY TREASURER, THE MARKET MASTER and THE MUNICIPAL BOARD, all of Pasay City, respondents.

G.R. No. L-18481 | 1963-04-30

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J.:

This is an original action for prohibition and mandamus, with preliminary injunction, against the City Mayor, the City Treasurer, the Market Master and the Municipal Board, all of Pasay City.
In his petition, filed in the afternoon of June 13, 1961, Jose B. Escueta alleges that on July 8, 1949, the Secretary of Finance appointed him as member of the Market Committee of Pasay City, representing the market vendors, which appointment is still in full force and effect; that said market committee is a public office created by Department Order No. 32 of the Department of Finance, dated November 29, 1946, as...