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Orbe vs Adaza

PRISCILLA Z. ORBE, complainant, vs. ATTY. HENRY ADAZA, respondent.

A.C. No. 5252 | 2004-05-20

D E C I S I O N




VITUG, J.:

On 27 March 2000, Mrs. Priscilla Z. Orbe charged respondent Atty. Henry Adaza with gross misconduct and as being unfit to continue his membership in the Bar. In a three-page complaint-affidavit complainant averred that respondent obtained a loan from the former and, to secure the repayment thereof, drew and issued two BPI Family Bank checks. When the first check (No. 0350973) was presented for payment upon maturity, the same was dishonored for insufficient funds. According to complainant, respondent, acting with malice and deceit, dated the second check "January 24, 1996," so that, once presented for...