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Ayala de Roxas vs City of Manila

CARMEN AYALA DE ROXAS and PEDRO P. ROXAS, plaintiffs, vs. THE CITY OF MANILA and ROBERT G. DIECK, as city engineer, defendants.

G.R. No. L-3144 | 1907-11-19

EN BANC


ARELLANO, C.J.:

The defendants' demurred to the amended complaint having been overruled, an answer was presented, and the trial of the case proceeded with.


Briefly, the subject of this action may be stated as follows:


1. That on the 15th of January, 1906, the plaintiff, as owner of the property situated on the Escolta, district of Binondo, city of Manila, the eastern boundary of which adjoins the canal of San Jacinto or Sibacon to the extent of 23.50 meters, the total area of the ground being 658.19 square meters, applied to the city engineer, Robert G. Dieck, the defendant herein, for a license to construct a terrace over ...