Nin Bay Mining Co. vs. Mun. Of Roxas, Prov. Of Palawan 122 Phil. 10

NIN BAY MINING COMPANY, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MUNICIPALITY OF ROXAS, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-20125 | 1965-07-20

D E C I S I O N

CONCEPCION, J.:

This is an appeal by writ of error from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila annulling Ordinance No. 12, series of 1960 of the Municipality of Roxas - hereafter referred to as the defendant - Province of Palawan, and ordering the defendant to refund to Nin Bay Mining Company - hereafter referred to as the plaintiff - the sum of P3,042.40 paid by the latter to the former under the aforementioned ordinance, as well as all sums subsequently paid by the plaintiff to the defendant in pursuance of said ordinance, and the costs.

Said ordinance is entitled:

"AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING...