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Francisco Cordero Vs. Judge Of First Instance Of Rizal 040 Phil 246

FRANCISCO CORDERO ET AL., petitioners, vs. THE JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE PROVINCE OF RIZAL ET AL., respondents.

G.R. No. 15827 | 1919-10-10

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J .:

This was an original action commenced in the Supreme Court. Its purpose was to obtain an order to prohibit the respondent judge from continuing with the trial of a municipal election protest and to require him to dismiss the same. Upon the presentation of the petition an order was issued to require the respondent judge to answer.

The facts out of which the present action grew may be stated as follows:

That an election was held in the municipality of Caloocan for the purpose of electing councilmen; that at the close of the election the municipal board of canvassers counted the votes and proclaimed that...