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Roberto Roa Y Alburo vs Nicasio Veloso

ROBERTO ROA Y ALBURO, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NICASIO VELOSO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 570 | 1903-01-23

D E C I S I O N


WILLARD, J.:

In March, l876, Don Antonio Roa presented to the court of First Instance of Cebu a petition asking for an extension of the time for the payment of his debts. A meeting of his creditors was accordingly called, the written proposition submitted to them by him was accepted by them, and approved by the court. The proceedings were taken in strict conformity with the provisions of articles 506 to 5l8 of the Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil of 1855. Although that law was not in force in these Islands the court considered it as a legal doctrine. The proposition accepted by the required majority of the creditors provided...