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P. Contreras, et al vs. A. Felix, et al

PATRICIO CONTRERAS and JERUSALEM GINGCO, petitioner, vs. ALFONSO FELIX, Judge of First Instance of Manila; and THE CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-884 | 1947-06-30

D E C I S I O N

TUASON, J:

The case concerns a proposed modification of a final judgment. The earnestness with which the petition is maintained will be our excuse for making this decision more lengthy than the nature of the case in other circumstances would warrant.

Patricio Contreras and Jerusalem Gingco brought a suit against the China Banking Corporation, Inc., and Juan V. Molina and Teodora Arenas, husband and wife, to annul a mortgage executed by the spouses in favor of the Bank and to recover damages. The Court of First Instance of Manila, the Honorable Jose O. Vera presiding, absolved the Bank and condemned the other two...