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Mauro P. Mananquil Vs. Crisostomo C. Villegas

MAURO P. MANANQUIL, complainant, vs. ATTY. CRISOSTOMO C. VILLEGAS, respondent.

A.C. No. 2430 | 1990-08-30

R E S O L U T I O N


CORTES, J.:

In a verified complaint for disbarment dated July 5, 1982, Mauro P. Mananquil charged respondent Atty. Crisostomo C. Villegas with gross misconduct or malpractice committed while acting as counsel of record of one Felix Leong in the latter's capacity as administrator of the Testate Estate of the late Felomina Zerna in Special Proceedings No. 460 before then Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental. The complainant was appointed special administrator after Felix Leong died.

In compliance with a resolution of this Court, respondent filed his comment to the complaint on January 20, 1983. After...