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Urgelio vs. Sergio Osmena, Jr. 118 Phil 1155

SINFORIANO V. URGELIO, JOSE V. ENCABO, and JORGE M. VILLARIN, petitioners, JOSE V. ENCABO and JORGE M. VILLARIN, petitioners-appellants, vs. SERGIO OSMENA, JR., THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CEBU CITY, THE CITY OF CEBU, RAMON DUTERTE, CASIMERO V. MADARANG, CARLOS J. GUIZON, OSMUNDO G. RAMA, FLORENCIO S. UROT, CEFERINA U. DEL ROSARIO, GENEROSO JACA, CECILIO DE LA VICTORIA, JOAQUIN L. PANIS, PEDRO B. CLAVANO, THE CITY TREASURER, and THE CITY AUDITOR OF CEBU CITY, respondents-appellees.

G.R. No. L-14908 | 1963-10-31

D E C I S I O N 


MAKALINTAL, J.: 

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Cebu dated 4 December 1957, dismissing the petition for mandamus filed by herein appellants. 

The facts are stipulated. The individual respondents mentioned by names in the caption were officials of the city government of Cebu who assumed their respective positions on January 1, 1956. Sergio Osmeña Jr. was the City Mayor, Ramon Duterte was the Vice-Mayor and the rest, City Councilors. Sinforiano V. Urgelio (one of petitioners below but apparently not appellant here) was a laborer in the office of the City Mayor since June...