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HIJOS DE F. ESCANO vs. JOAQUIN LAO GOO

HIJOS DE F. ESCANO, INC., plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOAQUIN LAO GOO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 47963 | 1941-03-14

D E C I S I O N

LAUREL, J p:

On April 7, 1938, the plaintiff-appellee, Hijos de F. Escaño, Inc., brought an action against Joaquin Lao G in the Court of First Instance of Leyte for the recovery of a certain sum of money. In the complaint, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant, on different occasions during the years 1927, 1928 and 1929, received from its branch office at Maasin, Leyte, several amounts totalling P4,000 which, by a promissory note (Exhibit B) dated October 22, 1929, he bound himself to pay on or before October 20, 1932; that, although said obligation had fallen due, defendant refused to settle the same, and...