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Domingo V. Austria vs. Antonio C. Masaquel

DOMINGO V. AUSTRIA, petitioner, vs. HON. ANTONIO C. MASAQUEL, in his capacity as the Presiding Judge of Branch II of the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, respondent

G.R. No. L-22536 | 1967-08-31

D E C I S I O N 


ZALDIVAR, J.: 

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari to annul or set aside the order respondent Judge Antonio Masaquel, dated February 10, 1964, in Civil Case No. 13258 of the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, declaring petitioner Domingo V. Austria guilty of contempt of court and imposing upon him a fine of P50.00. 

The facts that gave rise to the incident in question are not disputed. Petitioner was one of the plaintiffs in the above-mentioned Civil Case No. 13258, 1 against Pedro Bravo for the recovery of three parcels of land - one parcel being located at Bayambang and two parcels in San Carlos,...