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United States Vs. Francisco Constantino 039 Phil 552

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FRANCISCO CONSTANTINO TAN QUINGCO CHUA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 13708 | 1919-01-29

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J .:

How a lean little debt of P100 contracted in the year 1911 grew and grew until, after the lapse of five short years, interest had made of it the fat and respectable sum of approximately P700, is the story told by this record.

The tale opens on April 29, 1911, with one, Pedro Andres, borrowing of Francisco Constantino Tan Quingco Chua, the instant defendant, the sum of P100, with interest of 24 cavanes of palay. In less than three months, or, to be exact, on the 9th of July of the same year, the debt was raised to P125, with interest of 30 cavanes of palay. Two years pass, and on June 28, 1913, it has...