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Querubin vs. CP

FIDEL C. QUERUBIN, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS (Fourth Division) and FELIPE S. MAMURI, respondents.

G.R. No. L-2581 | 1948-12-02

D E C I S I O N


PERFECTO, J:

Petitioner challenges the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals to continue taking cognizance of the appeal in the election case of Fidel C. Querubin vs. Felipe S. Mamuri, CA - 2843-R, concerning the mayoralty of Ilagan, Isabela, because of the expiration of the three- month period provided for in section 178 of the Revised Election Code, which reads as follows:

"Sec. 178. Appeal from the decision in election contests. - From any final decision rendered by the Court of First Instance in protest against the eligibility or the election of provincial governors, members of the provincial board, city councilors,...