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Magaway vs. Atty. Avecilla

VIRGILIO D. MAGAWAY and CESARIO M. MAGAWAY, Complainants, vs. ATTY. MARIANO A. AVECILLA, Respondent. Present: SERENO, CJ, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA, JJ:

A.C. No. 7072 | 2016-07-27

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The complainants hereby seek the disbarment of the respondent for his violation of the Lawyer's Oath, the duties of attorneys under Section 20, Rule 138 of the Rules of Court, the rules on notarial practice, and the Code of Professional Responsibility.
 
They aver in their affidavit-complaint dated January 2006 the following:1
 
That the OCT P-2419 with a total land area of 10.5 hectares has been mortgaged (Sale with the right to repurchase) by the late Gavino Magaoay to the late Elena Gongon in the amount of Three...