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Mejia vs. Balolong [RESOLUTION]

FLAVIANO MEJIA, TEOFILO P. GUADIZ, RUPERTO Z. TANDOC and POLICRONIO DE VENECIA, petitioners, vs. PEDRO U. BALOLONG, RICARDO VILLAMIL, TORIBIO QUIMOSING and CRISOLOGO ZARATE, respondents.

G.R. No. L-1925 | 1948-09-16

R E S O L U T I O N
 

FERIA, J.:

The motion for reconsideration and the dissenting opinions are predicated on an erroneous premise or confusion of the creation or existence of a municipal corporation, be it called city or municipality, with the functioning thereof through the officers provided or designated by law to represent or act for said corporation.

If the coming into existence of a juridical entity, such as a city or municipality, and the organization of the government thereof and appointment or election of its officers are one and the same thing, it would not have been necessary for section 2168 of the Administrative Code to...