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Statutory Construction- Regalado vs. Yulo
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
Case of Regalado vs. Yulo
No. 42935 15February1935
FACTS OF THE CASE:
This case was brought about by the action quo warranto to determine the respecti
ve rights of the petitioner Felipe Regalado and one of the respondents, Esteban
T. Villar, to the office of Justice of the peace of Malinao, Albay.
Felipe Regalado qualified for the office of justice of the peace of Malinao, Alb
ay on April 12, 1906. On September 13, 1934 Regalado became 65 yrs old. As a con
sequence thereafter the judge of first instance of Albay, acting in accordance w
/ instructions from the Sec of Justice, designated Esteban T. Villar, Justice of
the peace of Malinao, Albay. Regalado surrendered the office to Villar under pr
otest.