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Anicia Cadiz vs. Secretary Of National Defense, Et Al.

ANICIA CADIZ, plaintiff-appellant, vs. THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE and THE CHIEF, GENERAL AFFAIRS OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, JOHN DOE, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-25150 | 1968-09-30

D E C I S I O N 


CONCEPCION, C.J.: 

Appeal from an order of the Court of First Instance of Rizal dismissing the complaint in this case, lifting a writ of replevin therein issued and ordering plaintiff herein, Anicia Cadiz, to turn over the car involved in the case to the Collector of Customs. 

The subject-matter hereof is a 1962 Chrysler car, which had been imported, tax-free, pursuant to the PI-US Military Bases Agreement, by T/Sgt. John A. Cheffler, a member of the United States Air Force stationed at Clark Air Base, Pampanga. On June 22, 1964, Cheffler sold the car to one Leonardo Alcantara, who is not tax-exempt. The...