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Alcala, et al. vs. de Vera

JOSE ALCALA and AVELINA IMPERIAL, petitioners, vs. HONESTO DE VERA, respondent.

A.C. No. 620 | 1974-03-21

D E C I S I O N

MUá'OZ PALMA, J:

On May 19, 1964, Jose Alcala (now deceased) and his wife, Avelina Imperial, filed this present petition for disbarment against respondent Honesto de Vera, a practicing attorney of Locsin, Albay, who was retained by them as their counsel in civil case 2478 of the Court of First Instance of Albay, entitled: "Ray Semenchuk vs. Jose Alcala".

Complainants charge Atty. Honesto de Vera with gross negligence and malpractice: 1) for having maliciously and deliberately omitted to notify them of the decision in civil case 2478 resulting in the deprivation of their right to appeal from the adverse judgment rendered...