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JD 5 0 2: O B L I GA T IO N S a n d C O N T RA C T S w i t h S A LE S

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A .O. F I S H ER V . J O H N C. R OB B
[ G. R. N o . 46 2 7 4, 0 2 N ov e mb e r 1 9 3 9 ]
P o ne nt e: V IL LA - RE A L, J.

FACTS:
Jo h n C . R o b b w a s s e nt t o Sh a ng ha i, C h i n a by t h e bo a rd o f d ir ect o rs o f
t h e P hi l i p pi n e Gr e y ho u nd C lu b , I n c t o s t ud y t h e o p e rat i o n o f a d og r ac i n g
co u rs e. O n t h is t r i p, he m et A . O . F is he r, w h o w a s t h e ma n ag er o f a d o g rac i n g
co u rs e. W he n F is h er l ea r ne d t h e p u r po s e o f Ro b b’ s b us i n es s tr i p, he i nv it e d
t h e la tt e r t o his p l a c e o f w o r k a n d b e ca me i nt e res t e d i n t h e P h i li p p i ne
G re yh o u n d C l ub, I nc . Fis h er a s k e d Ro b b if h e c o u l d b e a s to c kh o ld e r o f t h e
P h il i p p in e G re y ho un d C lu b, I nc, w h e re R ob b a g r e ed.
T h e f o rm e r t h en s e n t a t e le g ra p hi c t ra ns f e r t o t h e P h il i p pi n e
G re yh o u n d C l ub, I nc f o r P 3 ,0 00 i n pa y m en t o f t h e f i rs t i ns t a l lm e n t of h i s
s ub s cr i pt i o n. M o n t h s l a te r t h e B oa r d of D i re ct o rs o f t he P h i l i p p i n e Gr ey h ou n d
C lu b, I nc is s u e d a c a l l f o r t he p a y m e nt o f t h e s ec on d i ns t al l m en t o f t h e
s ub s cr i pt i o n w h ic h Ro b b a d v i s e d F i s h er o f v ia r a di og ram. F i s h er c o m p li e d an d
s e n t P 2, 0 00 d i re ct ly t o t h e c l u b. H ow e ve r, du e t o t h e m a ni p u l at io n o f th os e
w h o c o nt ro l le d t h e P h il i p p in e G re y ho un d C lu b, I n c., du r i ng t he a bs en ce o f
Ro b b i n Ma n i l a , t h e en te rp ri s e f a i l ed. R o b b t h e n w ro t e a le tt er t o Fis h e r
e xp l a i n i ng i n de ta i l t h e e v en ts t ha t t ra n s p i re d a n d h is p la ns t o s av e t h e
p ro p er ti es a n d a s s et s . F is h er f e lt mo ra l ly r es p o ns i bl e t o t h e s to ck h o l d e rs w h o
ha d p a i d t h e ir s e c o n d i ns t a l l me nt .
F is he r d e ma n de d R ob b to r et u r n t h e e n t i re a mo u nt pa i d. Ro b b t he n
re s p o n d e d t o t h e ef f ect t h a t it w as n ot h is d ut y un d e r t he l a w t o r e i mb u rs e
F is he r fo r a ny l os s t ha t h e m ig ht h a v e s uf fe re d i n co n ne ct i o n w it h t h e
P h il i p p in e G re y ho un d C lu b, I nc. , i n t h e s a m e w a y, t hat h e c o ul d n ot exp ect
an yo n e t o re i m bu rs e hi m fo r h is lo s s es wh ic h w er e mu ch m or e t h an t h o s e of
F is he r.

IS S UE:
W he th e r t he r e is s uf fi ci e nt c o n s id e ra t i o n t o ju s t i f y t he p r o m is e m a d e
by R o bb i n h is le t t e r s

H E LD : N O
A rt i c l e 1 25 4 o f t h e C i vi l C o d e pro v i d es w h e n a c o nt rac t e x is t s a nd
b ec o m es ef f ect iv e, a n d A rt ic l e 12 6 1 p res c r ib es t h e re q ui s it es t o w h e n a
co nt rac t w ou l d no t e xis t. Fo r t h e c a s e a t t h e ba r, R ob b h as e xp res s ed t h at h e
ha d f elt m o ra l ly r es p o ns i b le a n d s ho w e d p it y f or t h e s to c k h ol d e rs w h o ha d
s uf f e re d b e ca u s e o f th e f a il u re o f t he e n t e rp r is e. T h is o b l i g a t i o n w h ic h R o b b
ha d co nt ra ct e d w it h F is h er is p ur e l y m o ra l a n d by na t u re n o t d em a n da b le i n
la w b ut o n ly i n c o ns c i en ce, o ve r w hi c h h um an ju d g es h av e n o j u r is d ict io n.
T h e s a m e c o nt r ac t a ls o f a i l e d t o me et t h e re q uis it es as p ro vi d ed b y t h e C i v i l
C o de a s a n es s e nt ia l e le m en t f o r t he l e g al e x is t en c e o f a n o ne r ou s c o n t ra ct
t ha t w ou l d b i n d th e p ro m is o r t o c o m p l y wi th h is p ro m is e. T h e re f o re, A .O .
F is he r h a s n o s uf f ic i en t c o ns i d er a t io n t o d em a n d a n d ho l d J oh n C . R o b b t o
t h e pr o mi s e m ad e b y t h e l at t er i n h i s le t te rs t o t he f o rm e r.

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