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Calo, Jr. vs. Tapucar

TRANQUILINO O. CALO, JR., and RODRIGO LIBARNES, petitioners, vs. JUDGE LAURO TAPUCAR as District Judge of the Court of First Instance of Agusan del Norte and Butuan City (Branch I) and EDUARDO CURATO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-47244 | 1979-01-16

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

The sense of grievance felt by petitioner Tranquilino O. Calo, Jr. arose from an order dated January 31, 1977 of respondent judge which would preclude him as counsel for his co-petitioner, plaintiff in a pending civil case, to present his rebuttal evidence on a question of accounting on the ground that there was a waiver. In his motion of February 3, 1977, praying that such order be set aside, 1 there was this allegation which did not find favor with respondent Judge: "This is not the kind of administration of justice that should be made to prevail in this Court. This is obnoxious to the principles of the New...