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Nunga vs. Atty. Viray

VICTOR NUNGA, complainant, vs. ATTY. VENANCIO VIRAY, respondent.

A.C. No. 4758 | 1999-04-30

R E S O L U T I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

In his complaint, Victor Nunga seeks the disbarment of respondent Venancio Viray on the ground of grave misconduct for notarizing documents without a commission to do so. After issues were joined, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines conducted an investigation.

The Investigating Commissioner was Atty. Lydia A. Navarro. Report dated 4 August 1998 reads as follows:

Victor D. Nunga, president of the Masantol Rural Bank filed a complaint for disbarment against Atty. Venancio M. Viray on the ground of gross and serious misconduct for notarizing documents when he was not commissioned to do so at the time the...