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Mun. Of Naguilian Vs. Nawasa 118 Phil. 1415

MUNICIPALITY OF NAGUILIAN, plaintiff-appellee, vs. THE NATIONAL WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-18540 | 1963-11-29

D E C I S I O N


BENGZON, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of La Union holding Republic Act No. 1383 to be unconstitutional in so far as it transfers ownership of appellee's water system to the appellant NAWASA without just compensation. It further declared the appellee municipality to be the owner of said system.
In August 1956, pursuant to Republic Act No. 1383, creating it, appellant NAWASA took over the control and administration of the NAGUILIAN WATERWORKS SYSTEM. Delivery of the said waterworks (to the appellant) having been made involuntarily, appellee filed this special civil action for...