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Kuan Low & Co. Vs. Vicente Aldanese 042 Phil 921

KUAN LOW & CO., plaintiff-appellant, vs. VICENTE ALDANESE, Insular Collector of Customs, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 15939 | 1920-11-05

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of the city of Manila, denying the appellant's petition for the writ of permanent injunction to restrain and prohibit the Collector of Customs from interfering with the exportation of rice from Manila to Hongkong.

The only questions presented by this appeal are: (1) Whether or not Act No. 2869 of the Philippine Legislature was in full force and effect on the 6th day of August, 1919; and (2) whether or not said Act is constitutional. Said Act No. 2869 was approved on July 30, 1919, and reads as follows:

"SECTION 1. The Governor-General is...