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De Halili vs. Court of Appeals, et al

EMILIA V. VDA. de HALILI, as Administratrix of the Estate of Fortunato F. Halili, petitioner-appellant, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and FEDERICO SUNTAY, respondent-appellees.

G.R. No. L-30482 | 1978-06-16

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

The administratrix of the estate of the late Fortunato F. Halili appealed from the decision of the Court of Appeals, holding that four promissory notes and the lease contract executed by Federico Suntay were void because their object or purpose was illegal for being in contravention of sections 47 and 48 of the Revised Election Code which, respectively, deal with prohibited contributions and limit the expenses of candidates in an election campaign.

In that same decision, Halili was ordered to pay Suntay the sum of P8,000 as annual rental for the latter's fishpond from October 1, 1955 until the possession...