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Rafael I. Amurao Vs. Indalecio Calangi, Et Al. 104 Phil 347

RAFAEL I. AMURAO, petitioner, vs. INDALECIO CALANGI, ET AL., respondents.

G.R. No. L-12631 | 1958-08-22

D E C I S I O N


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

In the general elections of November 8, 1955, Rafael I. Amurao and Indalecio Calangi were candidates for the office of mayor of Mabini, Batangas. After a canvass of the votes, the municipal board of canvassers found that Calangi had obtained 2,015 votes and Amurao 2,010 votes, and proclaimed Calangi mayor-elect by a majority of five (5) votes.

Dissatisfied with the result, Amurao filed a protest in the Court of First Instance of Batangas impugning the returns from nine precincts of Mabini on the grounds of fraud, error and irregularities. Calangi denied the allegations of the protest and filed a...