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Matute vs. Hernandez

AMADEO MATUTE, petitioner, vs. JAIME HERNANDEZ, Auditor-General of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, respondent.

G.R. No. 46028 | 1938-08-08

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J:

This is a petition for mandamus to compel the respondent Auditor- General of the Commonwealth of the Philippines to sign a treasury warrant issued by the Director of Prisons in favor of petitioner Amadeo Matute.

Petitioner entered into a contract on December 24, 1936 with the Commonwealth of the Philippines, through its Purchasing Agent, with the consent and approval of the Secretary of Finance, whereby petitioner would supply the Government from January 1, 1937 to June 30, of the same year, with fresh meat at the following prices:

Hindquarters per kilo P0.37
Brisket, boneless do .38.

As the City of...