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Gonzalo Puyat & Sons, Inc. vs. Hon. Auditor General, Et Al

GONZALO PUYAT & SONS, INC., petitioner, vs. THE HON. AUDITOR GENERAL and THE SUGAR QUOTA ADMINISTRATION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-22197 | 1969-10-31

D E C I S I O N 


SANCHEZ, J.: 

Gonzalo Puyat & Sons, Inc. (Puyat, for short) seeks a review of the Auditor General's refusal to entertain Puyat's claim for alleged unpaid rentals against the Sugar Quota Administration (SQA). The Auditor General predicated his ruling upon the ground that he had already previously decided the question and that his decision had become final. 

The facts of this case are: 

On December 15, 1961, a lease contract was executed between Puyat as lessor and SQA as lessee. Subject matter thereof was the third floor of Gonzalo Puyat building at Escolta, corner David Street, Manila. The lease was to...