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Saturnino Ll. Villegas vs. Victoriano De La Cruz 122 Phil. 1102

SATURNINO LL. VILLEGAS, petitioner, vs. VICTORIANO DE LA CRUZ, respondent.

G.R. No. L-23752 | 1965-12-31

D E C I S I O N 


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.: 

This is a petition for quo warranto seeking the declaration of petitioner as the duly appointed Municipal Judge of Guihulñgan, Negros Oriental. 

Petitioner was appointed ad interim Justice of the Peace of Guihulñgan, Negros Oriental, by President Carlos P. Garcia on December 13, 1961. He took his oath of office on December 29, 1961, and on April 27, 1962 his appointment was confirmed by the Commission on Appointment. 

From the time he took his oath of office petitioner immediately entered into the discharge of his official functions, but when the new administration took over in 1962,...