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Ernesto R. Rodriguez, Jr. Vs. Carlos Quirino 118 Phil. 1127

ERNESTO R. RODRIGUEZ, JR., petitioner, vs. CARLOS QUIRINO, respondent.

G.R. No. L-19800 | 1963-10-28

D E C I S I O N


REYES, J.B.L., J.:

Petition for quo warranto.
The petitioner, Ernesto Rodriguez, Jr., claims the right to hold the position of Director of Public Libraries, and assails the validity of the appointment of the respondent, Carlos Quirino, to said office.
The verified pleadings and supporting documents show that the petitioner was on 1 June 1961, appointed ad interim to the position in question by then President of the Philippines, Carlos P. Garcia. However, no commission or paper evidencing the appointment was ever released. Nonetheless, in a letter dated 26 December 1961 to the Commission on Appointments, but received by...