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Vicente Segovia vs. Pedro Noel 047 Phil 543

VICENTE SEGOVIA, petitioner-appellee, vs. PEDRO NOEL, respondent-appellant.

G.R. No. 23226 | 1925-03-04

D E C I S I O N

MALCOLM, J .:

The question to be decided on this appeal is whether that portion of Act No. 3107 which provides, that justices of the peace and auxiliary justices of the peace shall be appointed to serve until they have reach the age of sixty-five years, should be given retroactive or prospective effect.

Vicente Segovia was appointed justice of the peace of Dumanjug, Cebu, on January 21, 1907. He continuously occupied this position until having passed sixty-five milestones, he was ordered by the Secretary of Justice on July 1, 1924, to vacate the office. Since that date, Pedro Noel, the auxiliary justice of the peace has acted...