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Director of the Bureau of Commerce and Industry vs. Pedro Concepcion

THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, petitioner, vs. Honorable PEDRO CONCEPCION, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the city of Manila, ET AL., respondents.

G.R. No. L-9031 | 1922-05-22

D E C I S I O N

MALCOLM, J.:

In this case the question is distinctly presented, whether or not the salary due from the Government of the Philippine Islands to a public officer or employee can, by garnishment, be seized before being paid to him and appropriated to the payment of his judgment debts.

Alfredo S. Galvez, an officer in the coastguard service in the employ of the Bureau of Commerce and Industry, had, on November 21, 1921, to his credit, accrued leave salary of P1,359.92, which had not been paid to him because of the loss of equipment for which he was accountable. Shortly after the above-mentioned date, Benito Gimenez Zoboli...