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DIGEST
ATTY. RYAN LEGISNIANA ESTEVEZ, MA Rel. Ed., MPP
Director II, Chief, Political Affairs Office,
Office of Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III
CASE BRIEF/CASE DIGEST
• Refers to the student’s condensation of an assigned case.
It is a written summary of the case. A case sometimes
involves several issues. Digesting the same would help
the student in separating one issue from another and
understanding how the Court resolved the issues in the
case. The student does not need to discuss all the issues
decided in the case in his case digest. He only needs to
focus on the relevant issue or the issue related to the
subject that he is taking. A case digest may also serve as
a useful study aid for class discussions and exams. A
student who has a case digest may not need to go back
• Important notes:
• - There is no one “correct” form of a case digest.
• - But there is a customary and generally accepted form
of a case digest.
• - Most important is that you keep your case digest brief
without shortchanging the facts.
TYPICAL COMPONENTS OF A
CASE DIGEST/CASE BRIEF:
• 1. CAPTION
• 2. FACTS
• 3. ISSUES
• 4. RULING
CAPTION
• This includes the title of the case, the date it was decided,
and citation. Include also the petitioner, respondent, and
the ponente.
• Does the RTC erred in declaring the real property acquired by the
petitioner during the marriage as the petitioner’s exclusive
property?