How to digest a case (Case DIgest)

 
 
Good Day!. Here a some tips in digesting a case. In case digest,
you are like writing a summary of  what happened in a case.
This can help you understand  important topis in our
discussion.
 
Note: Limit your reading only with regard to Law on Obligations
and Contracts.
 
Thank you.
 
Reminder: Do not copy from the internet. This is for you to
learn.
Below are the tips to help you accomplish this task. 
 
To help you with this, you can browse from the internet for
some examples of case digest.
 
 
How digest a case (For students studying law subjects)
 
How digest a case (For students studying law subjects)
 
For the FACTS, you must take into consideration the pertinent
discussions of the Court. Irrelevant and minute details should be
dispensed with.
 
  Only write or type those which are important under your
assigned topic.
 
 Backstories are not necessary UNLESS they are relatively
connected to the outcome of the case.
 
For the ISSUE, check on whether or not the topic of the case
assigned is under a substantive or procedural discussion.
 
 Remember that the Supreme Court discusses these two
aspects of a case. If the subject in which the case is assigned
focuses on the substantive aspect of the law, then the issue of
the case digest must focus on the same.
 
 If the subject in which the case is assigned focuses on the
procedural aspect of the law, then the issue of the case digest
must focus on the same. Do not include in your case digest
issues not related to the topic.
 
 For example, the issue is “Whether or not X is an employee of
Y”
 
For the RULING, answer the issue you posited in the case digest.
 
 The decision or ruling should only discuss that issue. In
answering the same, you must point out the elements of an
employer-employee relationship, the relevant facts of the case,
and the explanation of the Supreme Court in ruling the same.
 
 You do not have to include other circumstances not related to
the issue you just wrote or included.