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Maddumba vs. Ozaeta

DOMINGO B. MADDUMBA, Justice of the Peace of Solano and Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, petitioner, vs. ROMAN OZAETA, in his capacity as Secretary of Justice and RAFAEL DE GUZMAN, respondents.

G.R. No. L-2061 | 1948-12-14

D E C I S I O N

MONTEMAYOR, J:

Both parties, the petitioner Domingo B. Maddumba and respondent Rafael de Guzman, are agreed on the following facts:

Maddumba actually is the justice of the peace of the municipalities of Solano and Bagabag, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, appointed on July 31, 1946 by the President of the Philippines, said appointment having been confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on August 9, 1946. Since then up to the present time he has been discharging the duties of said office. Respondent De Guzman was originally appointed justice of the peace for the same municipalities in November 1937. In January 1939, under...