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Laguna Tayabas Bus Co. Vs. Prov. Of Laguna

LAGUNA TAYABAS BUS COMPANY, plaintiff-appellant, vs. PROVINCE OF LAGUNA and the PROVINCIAL TREASURER OF LAGUNA, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-6976 | 1955-08-30

D E C I S I O N


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

Plaintiff seeks to recover from the province of Laguna the sum of P53,657.75 as toll fees claimed to have been illegally collected for the use of the Lumban bridge from February 26, 1948 to July 31, 1949, or, as an alternative prayer, the refund of 50% of the toll fees paid during the same period in the amount of P26,828.87.

The action was filed before the Court of First Instance of Laguna where, after due trial, judgment was rendered upholding the validity of the collection of the toll fees by the province and dismissing the complaint. The case is now before us on appeal in view of the amount...