LEGAL TECHNIQUE AND LOGIC

RONALD comes to you and engages your legal services in instituting a civil suit for
collection of sum of money and applicable damages against ARNOLD.

Prepare a Complaint based on the following information provided by RONALD, to

wit:

- RONALD and ARNOLD are both of legal age, Filipino citizens, and residents of
Barangay Lawaan II, Talisay City, Cebu, and Barangay Tisa, Cebu City, Cebu,
respectively.
- RONALD and ARNOLD are best friends since childhood.
- RONALD married ARNOLDS’s childhood sweetheart, ROMA MAE; while
ARNOLD married RONALD’s former girlfriend, JENNIVEVE.
- Sometime on February 14, 2000, ARNOLD approached RONALD and pleaded to
borrow the amount of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS which he promises to
pay within a period of one year.
- Due to their friendship, RONALD agreed to grant ARNOLD a loan and gave him
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS.
- Upon the advice of a lawyer friend, RONALD asked ARNOLD to execute and
sign a promissory note specifying the amount loaned and the one-year
maturity date.
- When maturity date came, RONALD verbally asked ARNOLD to pay his
indebtedness, as he is in dire need of money as his silver wedding anniversary
to his wife is fast approaching.
- Unfortunately, ARNOLD refused to pay RONALD and insisted that he be given a
period of one year to settle his indebtedness, as his silver wedding anniversary
to his wife is also fast approaching.
- In view of ARNOLD’s refusal to settle his indebtedness, RONALD was left with
no other recourse but to send him a demand letter requesting him to settle his
indebtedness in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P500,000)
within ten (10) days from receipt thereof.
- However, in spite of previous repeated oral and written demands made by
RONALD, ARNOLD merely ignored the same and obstinately refused to settle
his indebtedness.