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Digest 1
Digest 1
Rule of Law:
People vs. Andrada, Off. Gaz., 1763 “libel cannot be committed except against
somebody and that somebody must be properly identified.
Detailed Facts:
On July 15, 1949, nagfile ng complaint si Noberto Quisumbing against sa The
Manila Chronicle sa Court of First instance of Manila (Eugenio Lopez, Ernesto del
Rosario and Roberto Villanueva as publisher, edito-in-chief, general manager), an
English newspaper na pinapaikot noon sa maynila. Dahil daw ito sa alleged
libelous publication ng nasabing pahayagan na nilabas noong November 7, 1947
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Issue:
(S) Whether the article is libelous - NO
(S) Whether the respondents shall pay 50,000 pesos of damages – NO
Holding:
Ruling:
Affirmed na dismissed with costs against the petitioner
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