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THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

G. R. No. 5876 | 1911-09-01

D E C I S I O N
 
ARELLANO, C.J.:
 
The  Government of  the  Philippine  Islands demands of The Standard  Oil Company of New York the payment of P38,433.76, together with  the interest  thereon  due from October 28, 1901, and the costs and expenses  occasioned by this suit, by reason of the  customs duties payable by the defendant company, the cause of the indebtedness being that contained in the following facts as set forth  in the complaint:
 
On or about the 27th of July, 1901, the defendant company imported into the Philippine Islands 30,000 cases of refined petroleum...