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Gregorio Dela Pena Vs. Gov't. Of The Phil. Islands 043 Phil 430

GREGORIO DELA PENA, plaintiff-appellant, vs. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 17585 | 1922-06-05

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J.:

The purpose of this action is to determine the right, if any, of Gregorio de la Pena, the sole of heir of the late Father Agustin de la Pena, to $18,945.35, Mexican currency, deposited in the Insular Treasury in 1901 by the military authorities of the United States as funds seized from the insurgent forces. The case was tried before the Honorable Manuel Camus, sitting of the court of the First Instance of Iloilo, who rendered judgment dismissing the complaint, with costs. Plaintiff appeals.

In June, 1898, Father Agustin de la Pena deposited $18,945.85, Mexican currency, in the Iloilo branch of the Hongkong...