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Nacionalista Party vs. De Vera

THE NACIONALISTA PARTY, MARCELO ADDURU, DOMOCAO ALONTO, PEDRO C. HERNAEZ, TRINIDAD F. LEGARDA, ALEJO MABANAG, CLARO M. RECTO, JOSE O. VERA and JOSE VELOSO, petitioners, vs. VICENTE DE VERA, as Chairman of the Commission on Elections, respondent.

G.R. No. L-3474 | 1949-12-07

D E C I S I O N

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This is a special civil action for prohibition filed by the Nacionalista Party and its official candidates for senators against Vicente de Vera, Chairman of the Commission on Elections, to enjoin him from sitting or taking part in the deliberations of said Commission in connection with the elections of November 8, 1949, on two grounds: (1) that he is the father of Teodoro de Vera one of the candidates of the Liberal Party for the position of senator in the last elections and, for that reason, he is disqualified from acting on all matters connected with said elections; and (2) that his appointment as Chairman...