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United States Vs. Petra Tolosa 037 Phil 166

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PETRA TOLOSA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-12696 | 1917-11-19

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J.:

An all too frequent occurrence in the Philippines, in which a certain class of ignorant people seem to take a delight, is for two or more individuals to express loudly and in unabridged and forceful words, their frank opinion of each other's characters and antecedents.

That something like such a neighborhood brawl occurred in this instance, we have little doubt. Two families, living in houses about 15 meters apart, had had altercations on various subjects. The defendant, whom the lower court describes in his decision as having the natural temperament, vehemence of expression, and other peculiar...