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Julio Agcaoili Vs. Alberto Suguitan 048 Phil 676

JULIO AGCAOILI, plaintiff-appellant, vs. ALBERTO SUGUITAN, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 24806 | 1926-02-13

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:

This action was commenced in the Court of First Instance of the Province of Ilocos Norte. Its purpose was to obtain the extraordinary legal writ of quo warranto. The petition was denied by the trial court and the plaintiff appealed. The questions presented by the appeal are:

(a) Is the provision of Act No. 3107, in so far as it provides that "justices of the peace shall be appointed to serve until they have reached the age of 65 years," valid and constitutional, when applied to justices of the peace appointed under Act No. 2041, section 1, to serve "during good behavior?" And,

(b) Is the present action...