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Rural Bank of Silay vs Atty Ernesto Pilla

RURAL BANK OF SILAY, INC., complainant, vs. ATTY. ERNESTO H. PILLA, respondent.

A.C. No. 3637 | 2001-01-24

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

Rural Bank of Silay. Inc. (complainant) filed with this Court the instant complaint for disbarment against Atty. Ernesto H. Pilla (respondent) alleging deceit and gross misconduct on the part of the latter. The complaint alleges as follows:

1. That on July 23, 1975 the respondent executed a Real Estate Mortgage in favor of the complainant over a parcel of land located in the Municipality of Sagay, Negros Occidental, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-55380, purportedly as Attorney-in-Fact of the registered owners thereof, Pedro N. Torres and Oscar D. Granada. A copy of this Real Estate Mortgage...