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Ortiga Brothers And Co. vs. Francisco Enage, Et Al. 018 Phil 345

ORTIGA BROTHERS AND CO., plaintiffs-appellees, vs. FRANCISCO ENAGE, sheriff of the Province of Leyte, and YAP TICO, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-6228 | 1911-01-30

D E C I S I O N


TORRES, J.:

On December 1, 1908, the plaintiff's counsel filed a written complaint with the Court of First Instance of Leyte alleging as grounds of action: That the plaintiff party was a mercantile partnership company established in these Islands, in accordance with the laws in force, with residence in the city of Manila and several branch offices in different parts of the Archipelago, its principal business being the purchase and sale of hemp, rice, copra and other domestic and foreign products; that it was the owner of a pier for the service of steamers at the port of Tacloban, Leyte, which pier was acquired from the...