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Gorosope vs. Padua

RICARDO P. GOROSPE, petitioner-appellant, vs. ARTURO PADUA, in his capacity as Municipal Mayor, JOHNNY DAPIAOEN, Vice-Mayor, IGNACIO MADRIAGA, ROMANA ANNAGUEY, BENJAMlN FLORES, BENEDICTO QUINIT, DAVID ESTEBAN and CLADIO ADAN, Municipal Councilors, Sison,

G.R. No. L-24387 | 1972-02-29

D E C I S I O N


CASTRO, J:

Ricardo P. Gorospe, chief of police of the municipality of Sison, Pangasinan, filed on June 24, 1964 with the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan a petition for preliminary injunction (civil case U-748) to restrain the municipal council of Sison from further proceeding with the hearing and investigation of the administrative case filed by Mayor Arturo Padua against the said petitioner. The petitioner prays for reinstatement to his position as chief of police.

On October 20, 1964, the parties submitted a stipulation of facts, as follows:

"1. That the petitioner is the Chief of Police of the Municipality of...