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De Castro vs. CA of Manila,et al

BASILIO DE CASTRO, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MANILA, ARSENIO LOCSIN in his capacity as Judge of First Instance of Manila, and FELIPE DE SANTOS, respondents.

G.R. No. 49158 | 1946-01-31

EN BANC

D E C I S I O N 

JARANILLA, J: 

This petition for certiorari was instituted for the review of the decision rendered by the Court of Appeals of Manila in case C.A.-G.R. No. 2 against the herein petitioner, Basilio de Castro, confirming the order of the Court of First Instance of Manila. After the filing of the written briefs and the hearing of the oral arguments of the parties sometime in October, 1944, the record of the case was completely burned in or about February, 1945, during the intensive fighting between the American and Japanese forces in the City of Manila. The record of the case was therefore reconstituted by the...