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J. F. Oliver, Et Al. Vs. "La Vanguardia, Inc." 048 Phil 429

J. F. OLIVER and LAVIECE CHAMBLISE OLIVER, his wife, plaintiffs-appellants, vs. "LA VANGUARDIA, INC.", defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 23063 | 1925-12-10

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J .:

J. F. Oliver and Laviece Chamblise Oliver, husband and wife, seek in this action to recover of La Vanguardia, Inc., damages in the amount of sixty thousand pesos (P60,000) on account of an alleged libelous article published in defendant's newspaper Taliba. The judgment in the Court of First Instance of Cagayan was with the defendant.

A preliminary point was made by counsel for the appellee in a motion to dismiss the appeal. The court, however, after due consideration denied the motion. (Code of Civil Procedure, sec. 146 as amended; Soriano vs. Ramirez [1923], 44 Phil., 519.)

Appellants' five assignments...