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Herrera, Adelaido vs. I?aki Larrazabal, et al.

ADELAIDO HERRERA, plaintiff-appellee, vs. I?AKI LARRAZABAL, in his capacity as City Mayor and in his personal capacity, JESUS B. LLADOC, in his capacity as Acting City Mayor; and GODOFREDO SEVILLA, in his capacity as Acting City Treasurer, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-54081 | 1984-04-27

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

This case was certified to this Court by the former Court of Appeals 1 the issue raised herein being purely legal, which is whether the lower court correctly interpreted paragraph 2 of the Amicable Settlement in relation to Section 16 of the Police Act of 1966 (Republic Act No. 4864).

It appears that on October 21, 1960, appellee Adelaido Herrera was appointed patrolman of the Ormoc City Police Department, Ormoc City. On August 4, 1967, the City Mayor of Ormoc City suspended him from office because of the filing of a criminal case against him for serious physical injuries thru reckless imprudence...