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ELIAS B. LOPEZ, ET AL. vs. WALFRIDO DE LOS ANGELES

THE CITY OF DAVAO, ELIAS B. LOPEZ, in his official capacity as City Mayor of Davao City, MANUEL C. SOTTO, in his official capacity as Vice-Mayor, City of Davao, MANUEL M. GARCIA, CORNELIO P. MASKARI?O, FELICIDAD C. SANTOS, CIPRIANO VILLAFUERTE, JR., BENIGNO S. BANGOY, ANTONIO S. CASTILLO, BONIFACIO TAMAYO and PANTALEON PELAYO, JR., in their capacity as Members of the City Council of Davao City, petitioners, vs. HON. WALFRIDO DE LOS ANGELES of the Court of First Instance of Quezon City and PHILIPPINE PIPES AND MERCHANDISING CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-30719 | 1977-05-26

FERNANDO, J.:

The merit of this certiorari proceeding filed by the City of Davao through the then Mayor Elias B. Lopez 1 against respondent Walfrido de los Angeles, then Judge of the Court of First Instance of Quezon City, and private respondent Philippine Pipes and Merchandising Corporation, is evident even from a cursory perusal. What was impugned by the City of Davao was a writ of preliminary injunction of respondent Judge, issued on July 5, 1969 in a pending case before him where private respondent was the plaintiff with petitioner as one of the defendants, ordering the then Mayor Elias B. Lopez or any other person or persons acting...