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Hilaria Tanhueco vs. Justiniano G. De Dumo

HILARIA TANHUECO, complainant, vs. JUSTINIANO G. DE DUMO, respondent.

A.C. No. 1437 | 1989-04-25

R E S O L U T I O N


PER CURIAM:

On 24 February 1975, complainant Hilaria Tanhueco filed before the Court a Petition for Disbarment (docketed as Administrative Case No. 1437) against respondent Justiniano G. de Dumo for having violated the Canons of Professional Ethics by his (a) refusal to remit to her money collected by him from debtors of the complainant; and (b) refusal to return documents entrusted to him as counsel of complainant in certain collection cases.

In his Answer and Counter-Petition 1 filed on 3 April 1975, respondent denied the charges. Complainant filed a Rejoinder [should be Reply] to Answer with Counter-Petition, on...