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PEOPLE vs. Teresa Jalandoni

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. TERESA JALANDONI, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-57555 | 1984-08-28

R E S O L U T I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

This refers to the MOTION TO MODIFY JUDGMENT (as to appellant's civil liability) filed by the Bank of the Philippine Islands, the private complainant.

In Criminal Case No. CCC-VI-2866 of the defunct Circuit Criminal Court of Manila, Teresa Jalandoni was accused of estafa. The information alleged that she issued several checks drawn against the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation in favor of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI); that the checks were dishonored for lack of funds, a fact which was known by the accused; and that as a result thereof the BPI suffered damage in the amount of...