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Porfirio Rilloraza vs. Pedro Arciaga

PORFIRIO RILLORAZA, petitioner-appellee, vs. JUDGE PEDRO ARCIAGA, ETC., ET AL., respondents. EULALIA BANAYAT, respondent-appellant.

G.R. No. L-23848 | 1967-10-31

D E C I S I O N 
 
 
SANCHEZ, J.: 
 
The jurisdictional issue thrust upon us stems from facts following: On June 18, 1963, respondent Eulalia Banayat, head teacher, filed in the Municipal Court of San Fernando, La Union, against petitioner, a criminal complaint for the crime of direct assault upon a person in authority, allegedly committed in Naguilian, La Union. 1 On February 7, 1964, petitioner moved to quash, planted on lack of jurisdiction. This was denied. Hearing on the merits, in the court's exercise of original jurisdiction, commenced. Three prosecution witnesses were able to testify. Stenographic record of...