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Aurora Rodriguez, Et Al., vs. City of Cabanatuan

AURORA RODRIGUEZ, ET AL., plaintiffs and appellees, vs. CITY OF CABANATUAN, defendant and appellant.

G.R. No. L-14389 | 1960-02-29

D E C I S I O N


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

Plaintiffs brought this action against defendant before the Court of First Instance of Nueva Ecija seeking to declare Ordinance No. 12, series of 1956, null and void on the ground that it impairs the contract of lease entered into between them covering portions of land facing the public market belonging to the City of Cabanatuan.

Defendant set up the defense that said ordinance does not have the effect of impairing any contractual obligation because the contract of lease mentioned in the complaint is null and void for having been executed by the mayor in excess of his authority.

After trial, the court...