Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1971
- G.R. No. L-28952 BENITO C. MANUEL, PETITIONER, VS. GENERAL AUDITING OFFICE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-22115 BENITO YLARDE, ET AL., PETITIONERS, VS. CRISANTO LICHAUCO, ET AL., AND THE HON. AMADO S. SANTIAGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-33325 MASTURA USMAN, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND LUIS QUIBRANZA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-34043. DECEMBER 29, 1971] MASTURA USMAN, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, LUIS QUIBRANZA, MARIANO BADELLES AND FRANCISCO ABALOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-33472 NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NEW EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS ASSOCIATION AND THE COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-25034 P. G. TOMAS & CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND JOLLY ALMIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-25569 ERNESTO CASTAÑEDA, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF PASTORA MARAMBA & HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SIXTH DIVISION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30887 FELIPE RAYMUNDO, CESAR OBLIGACION, AND PEDRO GARCIA, WHO DIED DURING THE PENDENCY OF THEIR APPEAL IN THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, SUCCEEDED BY HIS WIDOW, TRINIDAD ALTESA AND HIS CHILDREN AMBROCIO, ENGRACIA, RUFINA, AMPARO, DOMINADOR AND PABLO, ALL SURNAMED GARCIA, PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS, VS. FELICIANO FELIPE, RESPONDENT-APPELLEE. [G.R. NO. L-29754. DECEMBER 24, 1971] FELIPE RAYMUNDO, PEDRO GARCIA AND CRISPULO FELIPE, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, VS. FELICIANO FELIPE, FAUSTINA CONTRERAS, ANA SALONGA, ERNESTO SALONGA, GABRIEL DIONISIO, ARTURO S. FELIPE, MATIAS SANTOS, AMBROCIO R. CRUZ, CONRADO FAUSTINO, ALFREDO G. VILLANUEVA, SIMEON B. SAMSON, BRIGIDA V. SAMSON, AND SAN FRANCISCO DEL MONTE, INC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-26523 PELAGIO YUSINGCO, ALFONSO YUSINGCO, JR., CONSUELO YUSINGCO, PATRICK YUSINGCO, HENRY YUSINGCO, AND ASUNCION N. VDA DE YUSINGCO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, VS. ONG HING LIAN, IN HIS BEHALF AND/OR ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ONG BONPIN, DECEASED, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS, NAMELY: AZUCENA GOH ONG, ALICE, JAMES, DOLORES, ILDEFONSO, FLORENCIO, HERMAN, VICTORIA, JOSEPHINE AND MARYLIN, ALL SURNAMED ONG; AND ANICETO BONPIN IN HIS CAPACITY AS NEWLY APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF ONG BONPIN, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 34434 JOVITO O. CLAUDIO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF PASAY CITY AND PABLO P. CUNETA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-28664 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROBERTO YAP @ KIAT AND ROQUE VILLAGRACIA Y FANOY @ KOKENG, DEFENDANTS; ROBERTO YAP @ KIAT, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 33423 TALISAY-SILAY MILLING CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, DR. TRINO MONTINOLA, ESTATE OF BERNARDINO (RODOLFO) JALANDONI, SALVADOR LACSON, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- AC No. 767 AVELINA A. MAGNO AND FOSTER C. HOWELL, PETITIONERS, VS. LEON P. GELLADA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23446 FELISA LEE ALIAS LEE SIU LUAN, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND, JACKSON BARRA, PETITIONERS-APPELLEES, VS. COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-28306 PEDRO DULAP AND DOLORES AMPARO, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND ASIAN SURETY & INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-33593 CENTRAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE CONRADO M. VASQUEZ, JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, THE SHERIFF OF MANILA, AND BANK OF ASIA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 33964 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF TEODOSIO LANSANG, RODOLFO DEL ROSARIO, AND BAYANI ALCALA, PETITIONERS, VS. BRIGADIER-GENERAL EDUARDO M. GARCIA, CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. L-33965. DECEMBER 11, 1971] ROGELIO V. ARIENDA, PETITIONER, VS. SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, AND CHIEF, PHIL. CONSTABULARY, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-33973. DECEMBER 11, 1971] LUZVIMINDO DAVID, PETITIONER, VS. GEN. EDUARDO GARCIA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, COL. N. C. CAMELLO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF STAFF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, AND HON. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-33982. DECEMBER 11, 1971] IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF NEMESIO E. PRUDENTE, FELICIDAD G. PRUDENTE, PETITIONER, VS. GENERAL MANUEL YAN, GEN. EDUARDO GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-34004. DECEMBER 11, 1971] IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR HABEAS CORPUS IN BEHALF OF GERARDO TOMAS, ALSO KNOWN AS "GERRY TOMAS" AND FOR RETURN OF DOCUMENTS ILLEGALLY SEIZED, DOMINGO E. DE LARA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON LEGAL ASSISTANCE, PHILIPPINE BAR ASSOCIATION, PETITIONER, VS. BRIGADIER GENERAL EDUARDO M. GARCIA, CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. L-34013. DECEMBER 11, 1971] REYNALDO RIMANDO, PETITIONER, VS. BRIG. GEN EDUARDO M. GARCIA, CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. L-34039. DECEMBER 11, 1971] IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR HABEAS CORPUS IN BEHALF OF SGT. FILOMENO M. DE CASTRO AND HIS WIFE, MRS. BARCELISA C. DE CASTRO, CARLOS C. RABAGO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERENCE DELEGATES ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (CONDA), PETITIONER, VS. BRIG. GEN. EDUARDO M. GARCIA, CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. L-34265. DECEMBER 11, 1971] IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF ANTOLIN ORETA, JR., ANTOLIN ORETA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. GEN. EDUARDO GARCIA AND COL. PROSPERO OLIVAS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-34339. DECEMBER 11, 1971] GARY B. OLIVAR, ASSISTED BY HIS FATHER, GEORGE OLIVAR, PETITIONER, VS. GEN. EDUARDO GARCIA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-24199 [ G.R. No. L-24199. November 29, 1971 ]
- G.R. No. L-30258 ALATCO TRANSPORTATION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND PIO ROSALES, DECEASED, SUBSTITUTED BY MARIA DE ROSALES, CARMEN ROSALES, ANTONIO ROSALES, CORAZON ROSALES AND LOURDES ROSALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29142 ARSENIO REYES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. ENRIQUE R. TOLENTINO AND LEONORA P. TOLENTINO, BENITO MACROHON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF RIZAL, BENJAMIN REYES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30526 BATAMA FARMERS’ COOPERATIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATION, INC. AND IGNACIO VICENTE, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE INOCENCIO ROSAL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, ANTONIO VILLEGAS AND JUAN TEVES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-26115 CARLOS SANDICO, SR., AND TEOPISTO P. TIMBOL, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE MINERVA R. INOCENCIO PIGUING, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF PAMPANGA, AND DESIDERIO PARAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-28646 ESTEBAN JOSE, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CARMEN BLUE, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, CATALINA CAYETANO, OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-24000 EUGENIO DE LA CRUZ AND MANUEL MONSALUD, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND LUIS AGUILAR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-33378 FELIX F. DIAZ, SR., PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND JOHN K. S. DAOAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-28100 GABRIEL BAGUIO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. TEOFILA L. VDA. DE JALAGAT, FOR HERSELF AND IN REPRESENTATION OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, DOMINADOR, LEA, AND TEONIFE, ALL SURNAMED JALAGAT; ANABELLA JALAGAT AND EMMANUEL JALAGAT, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29348 GENERAL TEXTILES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. TEOFILO TAAY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-33453 JOSE M. ESTANIEL, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, THE PROVINCIAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF COTABATO, MANIB MANAMPAN, ABDULRAHMAN BIDES, RITA BALTAZAR AND MUSIB BUAT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-22760 JOSE T. GALVEZ, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30335 MAURECIO BORDEN AND ADELA DE BORDEN, PETITIONERS, VS. HON AGAPITO HONTANOSAS, PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH XI (BANTAYAN, CEBU), COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CEBU, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-28367 PEDRO PAMINTUAN AND RUPERTO D. TAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, LORENTE O. YARISANTOS AND LOURDES O. YARISANTOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23959 PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF FREE LABOR UNIONS (PAFLU), ENRIQUE ENTILA & VICTORIANO TENAZAS, PETITIONERS, VS. BINALBAGAN ISABELA SUGAR COMPANY, COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, & QUINTIN MUNING, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30030 PHILIPPINE PACKING CORPORATION AND RICARTE ABEJUELA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. BALDOMERO B. REYES, COURT OF AGRARIAN RELATIONS, 14TH REGIONAL DISTRICT; NERIO MEDEL, ERIBERTO CABAÑEZ, MANUEL AJOC AND PETRONIO ABRIO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-33801. NOVEMBER 29, 1971] PHILIPPINE PACKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. BALDOMERO B. REYES AND JESUS LUMDANG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-31563 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SANTIAGO O. TAÑADA, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CEBU AND LUA ONG REPRESENTING THE MINOR BABY ONG, ALIAS LUA AN JOK, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23727 SNOW WHITE ICE CREAM & ICE DROP FACTORY AND/OR JOSE FUTCHIAN CHING (SHOULD BE SO DEE), PETITIONERS, VS. EMILIO GARCIA (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY: JOVITA LOZANO VDA. DE GARCIA, FOR HERSELF AND IN BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, RODULFO, ANGELITA, MARIA, EMILIO JR., AND CORAZON, ALL SURNAMED GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. L-23224 TARCELA VDA. DE BOUGH, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NARCISO ROCHA, JOSE RAMIREZ AND REMEDIOS RAMIREZ, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. [G.R. No. L-23479] TARCELA VDA. DE BOUGH, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NARCISO ROCHA, ADMINISTRATOR DE LOS BIENES RELICTOS DE LA FINADA MATILDE CANTIVEROS AND PONCIANO LLOREN, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23058 MINDANAO RAPID CO., INC. (MINRAPCO), REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, DALMACIO S. ENRIQUE, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. CRESENCIO OMANDAM, LABOR LEADER, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. [G.R. NO. L-23473. NOVEMBER 27, 1971] RUDY DOMINGUEZ, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO., INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. [G.R. NO. L-23871. NOVEMBER 27, 1971] JUAN GLIPO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. A. L. AMMEN TRANSPORTATION CO., INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. [G.R. NO. L-24232. NOVEMBER 27, 1971] DEMOCRATIC LABOR ASSOCIATION (DLA) AND/OR ITS PRESIDENT, DELFIN N. MERCADER, PETITIONERS, VS. JUDGE GUILLERMO VILLASOR, OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CEBU, CEBU STEVEDORING CO., INC., THE PROVINCIAL COMMANDER & CHIEF OF POLICE OF CEBU CITY, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-24718. NOVEMBER 27, 1971] MANILA CORDAGE WORKERS' UNION-PAFLU, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SAMUEL F. REYES, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, BRANCH X, AND THE MANILA CORDAGE COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-24956. NOVEMBER 27, 1971] NATIONAL MINES AND ALLIED WORKERS' UNION (NAMAWU-MIF), PETITIONER, VS. HON. PERFECTO QUICHO, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF ALBAY, LEGASPI OIL COMPANY, INC., AND ELDRED FEWKES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30956 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FLORENCIO ORDIALES, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29270 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. RODRIGO YORAC, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. L-27999- THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MIGUEL CAMPOMANIS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, PELICOLO TULBA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-25082 UNIVERSAL INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. THE HON. ROMAN CANSINO, JR., AND AGE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-34150 ARTURO M. TOLENTINO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, THE AUDITOR, AND THE DISBURSING OFFICER OF THE 1971 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, RESPONDENTS, RAUL S. MANGLAPUS, JESUS G. BARRERA, PABLO S. TRILLANA III, VICTOR DE LA SERNA, MARCELO B. FERNAN, JOSE Y. FERIA; LEONARDO SIGUION REYNA, VICTOR F. ORTEGA, AND JUAN V. BORRA, INTERVENORS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-34254 JOSE P. BUENVIAJE, NAZARIO O. FERNANDEZ, AND FELIXBERTO E. BAYANI, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ELECTION REGISTRAR OF CAINTA, RIZAL, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE JUDGE BENJAMIN H. AQUINO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, BRANCH VIII; AND ERNESTO R. GARRIDO, BEATRIZ R. GARCIA, HENRY LIONE, HERMINIA AUSTRIA, NICOLAS M. APOSTOL, BRIGIDO D. HERNANDEZ, NORBERTO TANO, ARTURO LISING, VICENTE BALMEO, PEDRO M. GUERRERO, NEPOMUCENO C. SAGUN, LINISIE V. AUSTRIA, EUGENIA B. VILLADORES, EMELIA ADRIANO, VIDAL SARMIENTO, JESUS G. TOBIS, DOMINGO PANTALEON, RODOLFO MEDINA, VICTOR S. DE LEON AND CRISANTO H. JUARDE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-26662 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEES, VS. ERNESTO KIPTE, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, ERNESTO KIPTE, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. L-34156-58 ALEJANDRO C. SIAZON, SENIOR STATE PROSECUTOR, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, PETITIONER, VS. HON. PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT CRIMINAL COURT, 16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, DAVAO CITY, JOSE ESCRIBANO, RENAN PADILLA, TIMOTEO SUPEN, ALIAS "TIMOT" ALIAS, "EMOT" AND ALFREDO SUPEN, ALIAS "PEDONG", RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-26519 CARLOS CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF FREE LABOR UNIONS (PAFLU), RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. L-26525. OCTOBER 29, 1971] CATALINA V. TAN AND VICTOR TAN, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF FREE LABOR UNIONS (PAFLU) AND COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-31620 GENEROSO VILLANUEVA TRANSPORTATION CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. HECTOR G. MOYA AND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. L-27897-98 LORENZO IGNACIO AND MAGDALENA DELA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF BULACAN AND FELIZARDO LIPANA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-34253 LUZ BATIOCO AND VIRGILIO GEROLAGA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. PEDRO JL. BAUTISTA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF PASAY CITY AND LORENZO STA. ANA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CLERK OF COURT, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE IN PASAY CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29666 PEOPLES BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSE MARIA TAMBUNTING, MARIA PAZ TAMBUNTING, AND FRANCISCO D. SANTANA, DEFENDANTS, FRANCISCO D. SANTANA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23444 PHILIPPINE EDUCATION CO., INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANILA PORT SERVICE AND/OR MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. [G.R. NO. L-23521. OCTOBER 29, 1971] MALAYAN INSURANCE CO., INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANILA PORT SERVICE AND/OR MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. [G.R. NO. L-23522. OCTOBER 29, 1971] PHILIPPINE EDUCATION CO., INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANILA PORT SERVICE AND/OR MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. [G.R. NO. L-23602. OCTOBER 29, 1971] CENTRAL SURETY & INSURANCE CO., INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY AND MANILA PORT SERVICE, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. [G.R. NO. L-24046. OCTOBER 29, 1971] ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANILA PORT SERVICE AND/OR MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. [G.R. NO. L-24622. OCTOBER 29, 1971] MOBIL OIL PHILIPPINES, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANILA RAILROAD CO., AS OPERATOR OF ARRASTRE SERVICE UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF "MANILA PORT SERVICE", DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. [G.R. NO. L-24799. OCTOBER 29, 1971] THE CAPITAL INSURANCE & SURETY CO., INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANILA PORT SERVICE AND MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N