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Paula Aquino Policarpio Vs. Philippine Veterans Board 106 Phil 125

PAULA AQUINO POLICARPIO, petitioner-appellee, vs. THE PHILIPPINE VETERANS BOARD, respondent-appellee, ASSOCIATED INSURANCE & SURETY CO., INC., surety-appellant.

G.R. No. L-12779 | 1959-08-28

D E C I S I O N


BARRERA, J.:

This is an appeal by the Associated Insurance & Surety Co., Inc. from the order of the Court of First Instance of Manila directing it and Paula Aquino-Policarpio, jointly and severally to return to the Philippine Veterans Board the sum of P2,000.00.
On February 2, 1947, Paula Aquino-Policarpio applied for pension benefits with the Philippine Veterans Board by reason of the death of her husband, Melencio Policarpio, a member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who was killed in action on March 29, 1942. This application was favorably acted upon and the widow started receiving a monthly pension of P50.00 on...