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[3/3] Lontoc vs. Pineda

[3/3] JOSE M. LONTOC, petitioner, vs. HON. GREGORIO G. PINEDA, in his capacity as Presiding Judge, Branch XXI, Court of First Instance of Rizal, and TEODORO RODRIGUEZ, respondents.

G.R. No. L-37106 | 1975-06-30

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All the principal issues raised by petitioner are in connection with respondent court's alleged errors in the appreciation of ballots cast in the 1971 elections for the position of mayor of Montalban, Rizal, more specifically: (1) for crediting private respondent Rodriguez with votes wherein on the space for mayor in the ballots were written "Isidro Rodriguez", "Vicente Rodriguez" or "Ernesto R."; (2) for crediting private respondent Rodriguez with votes wherein on the space for mayor were written "E. Rodriguez", "I. Rodriguez", "D. Rodriguez", on the ground that "E" is the initial of "Ente", allegedly nickname of private...