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Jose B. Ledesma vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

OSE B. LEDESMA, petitioner, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, Spouses PACIFICO DELMO and SANCHA DELMO (as private respondents), respondents.

G.R. No. L-54598 | 1988-04-15

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This petition seeks to reverse the decision of the respondent Court of Appeals which affirmed the decision of the Court of First Instance of Iloilo, adjudging the petitioner, who was then the President of the West Visayas College, liable for damages under Article 27 of the Civil Code of the Philippines for failure to graduate a student with honors.

The facts are not disputed.

An organization named Student Leadership Club was formed by some students of the West Visayas College. They elected the late Violeta Delmo as the treasurer. In that capacity, Delmo extended loans from the funds of the club to...