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United States vs. Ponciano Remigio 37 Phil 599

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff and appellee, vs. PONCIANO REMIGIO ET AL., defendants. ANSELMO ABELA, appellant.

G.R. No. L-12822 | 1918-02-11

D E C I S I O N

MALCOLM, J .:

This appeal involves the determination of the question of whether or not the defendant Anselmo Abela conspired with Ponciano Remigio, Feliciano Limjuco, and Ramon Kamatoy to defraud the Shanghai Life Insurance Company (Ltd.), through its local agents "Hijos de J. S. Tuason" in the amount of P4,832, by means of falsification of documents. For a proper understanding, it is necessary to quote the information and a portion of the decision of the trial court, and to set rather fully the incidents of the case.

The action was begun on the 13th day of January, 1916, by information charging Ponciano Remigio,...