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Roman Catholic Bishop Of Jaro vs. Gregorio De La Pena 026 Phil 144

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF JARO, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GREGORIO DE LA PENA, administrator of the estate of Father Agustin de la Pena, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 6913 | 1913-11-21

D E C I S I O N 

MORELAND, J.: 

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of Iloilo, awarding to the plaintiff the sum of P6,641, with interest at the legal rate from the beginning of the action. 

It is established in this case that the plaintiff is the trustee of a charitable bequest made for the construction of a leper hospital and that Father Agustin de la Peña was the duly authorized representative of the plaintiff to receive the legacy. The defendant is the administrator of the estate of Father De la Peña. 

In the year 1898 the books of Father de la Peña, as trustee, shoed that...