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City of Manila vs. Manila Blue Printing Co., Inc.

THE CITY OF MANILA, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MANILA BLUE PRINTING CO., INC., defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 48466 | 1943-08-30

D E C I S I O N

OZAETA, J:

The City of Manila sues the Manila Blue Printing Co., Inc., for unpaid license fees as a retailer of stationery and office supplies corresponding to the years 1938, 1939, and the first quarter of 1940. During the said period the gross sales made by the defendant to various persons and entities other than the Commonwealth of the Philippines ranged from one thousand odd pesos to seven thousand odd pesos per quarter; and the gross sales made by it to the Commonwealth of the Philippines thru the Division of Purchase and Supply ranged from thirty-one thousand odd pesos to fifty-two thousand odd pesos per quarter. 1

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