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Government Of The Phil. Vs. Derham Brothers, Et Al. 036 Phil 960

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DERHAM BROTHERS and THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 11904 | 1917-10-09

D E C I S I O N


STREET, J.:

In the year 1910, Derham Brothers, of Manila, entered into negotiations with the Director of Lands for the purpose of securing from the Government of the Philippine Islands a lease covering block 49 of Reclamation No. 1, Manila Harbor, commonly known as the Luneta Fill, an area reclaimed from the sea by the process of dredging the harbor and filling in the reclaimed territory. A notice was accordingly published by the Executive Secretary, setting forth some of the conditions on which the land would be leased. Thereafter Derham Brothers addressed to the Director of Lands, under date of May 17, 1910, a...