GUIDELINES FOR THE DIGEST : submission for the digest will be May 3, 2020.

1. Pick your own case.

2. BE COMPLETE, CONCISE, AND CLEAR.

Example :

Chi Ming Tsoi vs CA

GR No. 119190, January 16,1997 (the date it was promulgated )

(No need to write the ponente or the one who decided the case.)

Thesis Statement of the Case Digest : What are the contents?

A. WHO filed the case ?

B. AGAINST WHOM was the case filed ?
C. What is the ACTION filed ?
D. What RELIEFS are sought ?

Sample Thesis Statement :

Gina Lao Tsoi filed a case for the annulment of her marriage with Chi Ming Tsoi on the ground of
psychological incapacity.

Step 2: Write the Facts of the Case in Bullet Form / or in Paragraph Form

The case should be in detail.

Fact Number 1 :

Fact Number 2

Fact Number 3

(State the fact of their marriage. No need for the exact date / no need for reception. State the where
they lived and the place of your honeymoon. You can state how Tsi Ming Choi avoided to touch his wife.
Where did he sleep? When he had taken walks? )

Step 3 : Write the arguments of the parties.

Step 4: Write the ruling of the RTC , Supreme Court or the CA ( If there is a first ruling then, point it out )

Step 5 : Doctrine of the Case

COMPLETE TITLE :

THESIS STATEMENT

( IN BULLET FORM BUT IN SENTENCES )

FACT NO. 1
FACT NO. 2
FACT NO. 3

Gina Choi’s arguments Chi Ming Tsoi’s arguments

Ruling

DOCTRINE OF THE CASE

Example : Psychological incapacity ….