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Santiago vs. Atienza, et al

GERONIMO SANTIAGO, petitioner, vs. HERMENEGILDO ATIENZA and MANUEL DE LA FUENTE, respondents.

G.R. No. 46375 | 1938-11-02

D E C I S I O N


LAUREL, J:

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent Hermenegildo Atienza as president of the municipal board of the City of Manila to appoint an inspector of election for the Partido Socialista in each and every precinct of the North Assembly District of Manila. The petitioner is Geronimo Santiago, president of the Partido Socialista. The other respondent, Manuel de la Fuente, is said to be the president of the seceding Partido Democrata to which, it is alleged, the minority inspector was granted by the respondent Atienza.

The petitioner alleges that the Partido Socialista is "a duly organized...