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Irineo De Guzman Vs. Pascual Balarag

IRINEO DE GUZMAN, plaintiff-appellant, vs. PASCUAL BALARAG, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 4571 | 1908-10-24

D E C I S I O N


TORRES, J.:

On the 19th of May, 1901, Pascual Balarag executed in the presence of witnesses the document marked "A," written in Tagalog, the translation of which is as follows:

"I, the undersigned, hereby declare that I have borrowed from Don Irineo de Guzman 1,500 pesos which amount I have duly received, and have mortgaged to him my iron-roofed house, with the lot situated in the town of Cabanatuan and that, owing to my great haste, we have been unable to execute our contract before a notary, but we will cause the mortgage deed to be drawn up next month; if not so done, I pledge the palay I have stored in the...