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Antonio M. Jimenez Vs. Fidel Reyes 027 Phil 52

ANTONIO M. JIMENEZ, plaintiff-appellant, vs. FIDEL REYES, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 8227 | 1914-03-09

D E C I S I O N


TRENT, J.:

This is a civil action for libel. The defendant is editor and proprietor of the weekly newspaper called "El Mensajero Catolico," published in the city of Vigan, Ilocos Sur. The plaintiff is also a resident of Vigan, following the profession of attorney at law; he is also a druggist and has operated a drug store in Vigan for the last seventeen years; and he is a councilman of the municipality. On August 29, 1910, the defendant published, in the aforesaid newspaper, an article which is quoted in full below. These facts are alleged in the complaint and expressly admitted in the answer. The article in question...