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Estefania R. Vda. De Pirovano Vs. De La Rama Steamship Co. Inc. 104 Phil 228

ESTEFANIA R. VDA. DE PIROVANO, plaintiff-appellant, vs. DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC., defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-6817 | 1958-07-31

D E C I S I O N


PADILLA, J.:

Plaintiff seeks to recover from the defendant the sum of P221,975.45, the balance of the amount of dividends at P100 per share, declared by Resolution No. 50-127 of 29 December 1950, to which she is entitled as the registered owner of 3,424 shares of stock in the defendant corporation, after deducting the sum of P120,424.55 she had withdrawn or received from the defendant for advances made to her after the death of the late Esteban de la Rama, 20 per cent of the sum sought to be recovered for attorney's fees and expenses of litigation by way of damages, and costs.

Answering the complaint, the defendant...