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Donato M. Atel vs. Emilio Lumontad, Jr., Et Al.122 Phil. 69

DONATO M. ATEL, petitioner-appellee, vs. EMILIO LUMONTAD, JR., ET AL., respondents-appellants.

G.R. No. L-19574 | 1965-07-30

D E C I S I O N 


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.: 

On March 16, 1949, Jose Lesigues was appointed Chief of Police of Pinamungajan, Cebu, while on May 15, 1952 Donato M. Atel was appointed corporal of the police force of the same municipality. Sometime in May, 1952, the then incumbent mayor of Pinamungajan, Olegario Y. Ruiz, filed administrative charges against Lesigues for falsification of public documents, neglect of duty, incompetence, insubordination and electioneering during the last elections for which reason he was suspended as chief of police. These charges were referred to a police committee for investigation after which the committee...