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Pilipinas Bank Vs. Socorro Tirona-Liwag

PILIPINAS BANK, complainant, vs. JUSTICE SOCORRO TIRONA-LIWAG, respondent.

A.M. No. CA-90-11 | 1990-10-18

R E S O L U T I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

The verified administrative complaint filed by Pilipinas Bank charges respondent Socorro Tirona-Liwag, retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals and formerly the Presiding Judge of Branch 143, Regional Trial Court of Makati, with gross ignorance of the law, partiality, serious misconduct and knowingly rendering unjust orders and/or decision relative to Civil Case No. 5260, entitled "Rustica I. Tan, et al. v. Pilipinas Bank", for damages with injunction.

On September 28, 1983, Rustica Tan assisted by her husband Dionisio Tan filed with the Regional Trial Court of Makati a complaint for...