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People vs. Anastacio Dagman, et al. 047 Phil 768

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANASTACIO DAGMAN, ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 23133 | 1925-08-20

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J .:

On the 2nd of May, 1924, Elias Magbual, an employee of the hacienda "La Esperanza," while in the performance of his duties, was treacherously attacked by a crowd of persons, probably about forty in number and was nearly killed. The motive of the crime was that the persons who harbored enmity against Magbual had previously been dispossessed of portions of the land by judicial order. The attack began by the crowd shouting "Avance" and with Magbual attempting to escape. But a stone thrown by Anastasio Dagman hit Magbual in the breast, and knocked him down. In this position, he was attacked by...