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United States Vs. Chiu Guimco 036 Phil 917

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CHIU GUIMCO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 12184 | 1917-09-27

D E C I S I O N


STREET, J.:

This is an appeal brought by the accused Chiu Guimco to reverse a judgment of the Court of First Instance of the Province of Misamis, subjecting him to a fine of P1,800 for a violation of section 628 of the Code of Civil Procedure and ordering him to be confined in the provincial jail until he should produce the will of his deceased brother, or until the further order of the court.

It appears that the testator, Joaquin Cruz, alias Piaua, had for many years resided in the municipality of Gingoog, Province of Misamis, where he had lived as a Chinese merchant and had amassed a considerable estate, worth...