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Esperanza Solidum vs. Felix V. Macalalag

ESPERANZA SOLIDUM, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE FELIX V. MACALALAG, in his capacity as Judge of the Court of First Instance of Aklan, and CATALINO SULAM, respondents.

G.R. No. L-28666 | 1969-05-20

D E C I S I O N 


SANCHEZ, J.: 

Directly under attack in this original action before this Court for certiorari and prohibition, with prayer for a writ of preliminary injunction, is the jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance of Aklan to hear and determine Election Case 1649 of the said court, 1 wherein petition was filed for the correction of election returns and/or judicial recount of votes, with mandamus and prohibition. 

We gave due course to the petition. We did not order issuance of the writ of preliminary injunction prayed for. 

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