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Lucena vs. Tan

DOMINADOR LUCENA ET AL., petitioners, vs. BIENVENIDO A. TAN, Judge of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, et al., respondents.

G.R. No. L-2296 | 1949-09-14

D E C I S I O N

BENGZON, J p:

Petitioners pray for mandamus to compel the respondent judge of first instance to approve their appeal in an election contest. The facts are not disputed:

In the elections held November 11, 1947, petitioner Dominador Lucena was candidate for vice-mayor and the other petitioners were candidates for councilor in the municipality of Las Piñas, Rizal. The respondent Benito Gonzales was another candidate for vice-mayor and the other respondents (except the judge) were other candidates for councilor of the same town.
On November 12, 1947, these respondents were proclaimed elected by the municipal board of...