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Distilleria Washington, Inc. vs CA, et al.

DISTILLERIA WASHINGTON, INC. or WASHINGTON DISTILLERY, INC., petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and LA TONDE?A DISTILLERS, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 120961 | 1996-10-17

VITUG, J.:


The initiatory suit was instituted on 02 November 1987 with the trial court (docketed Civil Case No. 87-42639) for manual delivery with damages instituted by La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. ("LTDI"), against Distilleria Washington ("Washington"). LTDI, under a claim of ownership, sought to seize from Distilleria Washington 18,157 empty "350 c.c. white flint bottles" bearing the blown-in marks of "La Tondeña Inc." and "Ginebra San Miguel." The court, on application of LTDI, issued an order of replevin on 05 November 1987 for the seizure of the empty gin bottles from Washington. These bottles, it was averred, were...