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Jose A. Paterno Vs. City Of Manila

JOSE A. PATERNO, plaintiff-appellee, vs. THE CITY OF MANILA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-5771 | 1910-09-09

D E C I S I O N


TRENT, J.:

The plaintiff, Jose A. Paterno, is the owner of a certain of land, together with the improvements thereon, which appears in the tax book of the city assessor and collector's office as lot no. 2, block 71, district of Santa Cruz, Manila. This property was assessed for the years 1901-2 at the sum of $16,752 United States currency. According to the assessment revision of 1903, the valuation placed on said property was $10,587 United States currency. The tax paid upon the former assessment was $418.80 for both years. According to the revised assessment it should have been $264.67. The plaintiff claims that under...