NIL CASE DIGESTS

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Introduction

1. Kauffman vs PNB (42 Phil 182, 29 September 1921)
2. GSIS vs CA (170 SCRA, 23 February 1989)

General Principles

1. Tibajia vs CA (223 SCRA 183)
2. PAL vs CA (GR No. 41988, 30 January 1990)
3. Sesbreno vs CA (GR No. 89252, 24 May 1993)
4. Philippine Education Co. vs Soriano (GR No. L-22405, 30 June 1971)

 Forms and Interpretation of Negotiable Instruments

General Principle

How negotiability is determined

• Caltex Philippines vs CA (212 SCRA 448, 10 August 1992)
• Casabuena vs CA (286 SCRA 594)

Effect of Estoppel

• Banco De Oro vs Equitable Banking Corp. (157 SCRA 188, 1988)

Requisites of Negotiability

• PBCom vs Aruego (102 SCRA 530, 31 January 1981)
• Metropolitan Bank vs CA (194 SCRA 169, 18 February 1991)
• Pay vs Palanca (G.R. No. L-29900 June 28, 1974, 57 SCRA 618)
• Ang Tek Lian vs CA (87 Phil 383, 25 Sept 1950)

 Issuance / Delivery of Negotiable instrument

• Dela Victoria vs Burgos (245 SCRA 374, 27 June 1995)

 How are negotiable instruments and non negotiable instruments transferred

• Sesbreno vs CA (222 SCRA, 24 May 1993)
• Consolidated Plywood vs IFC Leasing (149 SCRA 448, 30 April 1987)
• Traders Royal Bank vs CA (269 SCRA 16, 3 May 1997)

How negotiation takes place

• Manuel Lim vs CA (251 SCRA 409, 19 December 1995)
• Dela Victoria vs Burgos (245 SCRA 374, 27 June 1995)
• Development Bank or Rizal vs Sima Wei (217 SCRA 743, 9 March 1993)

Negotiation

• Enrique Montinola vs PNB (68 Phil 178, 26 Feb 1951)
• Ang Tek Lian vs CA (87 Phil 383, 25 Sept 1950)
• Metropol (Bacolod) Financing vs Sambok Motors (120 SCRA 864, 28 February 1983)
• Gempesaw vs CA (218 SCRA 628, 9 February 1993)

Consideration

• Bibiano Banas vs CA (325 SCRA 259, 10 February 2000)

Holders

What is a holder

• Chan Wan vs Tan Kim (109 Phil 07, 30 Sept 1960)
• Atrium Management vs CA (G.R. No. 109491, 144 SCRA 390, 28 Feb 2001)
• Marcelo Mesina vs CA (145 SCRA 497, 13 Nov 1986)

Holders in due course

• De Ocampo vs Gatchalian (3 SCRA 596, 30 Nov 1961)
• Yang vs CA (GR. 138074, 15 Aug 2003)
• Stelco Marketing vs CA (210 SCRA 51, 17 June 1992)

When subject to original defenses

• Salas vs CA (181 SCRA 296, G.R. No. 76788, January 22, 1990)
• State Investment House vs CA (175 SCRA 311, 13 July 1989)
• Prudencio vs CA (143 SCRA 7, 14 July 1986, G.R. No. L-34539)
• Stelco Marketing vs CA (210 SCRA 51, 17 June 1992, G.R. No. 96160)

Shelter Rule

• Charles Fossum vs Fernandez (44 Phil 713, G.R. No. L-19461, March 28, 1923)

Parties who are liable

Liability and / or warranties of Parties

Drawer

• Jai-Alai vs BPI (66 SCRA 29, 6 Aug 1975)

Acceptor

• PNB vs Picornell (46 Phil 716, 26 Sept 1922, G.R. No. L-18751)

Indorsers

• PNB vs CA (25 SCRA 693, 29 Oct 1968, G.R. No. L-26001)
• Ang Tiong vs Ting (22 SCRA 713, 22 Feb 1968, G.R. No. L-26767)
• People vs Maniego (148 SCRA 30, 27 Feb 1987, G.R. No. L-30910)
• Clark vs Sellner (GR No. 16477, 22 Nov 1921)
• Crisologo vs CA (177 SCRA 594, 15 Sept 1989, G.R. No. 80599)
• PNB vs Maza (GR No. 24224, 3 Nov 1925)
• Maulini vs Serrano (28 Phil 640, 16 Dec 1914, G.R. No. L-8844)
• People vs Maniego (148 SCRA 30, 27 Feb 1987, G.R. No. L-30910)
• PBCom vs Aruego (102 SCRA 530, 31 January 1981)

Defenses

• Atrium Management vs CA (G.R. No. 109491, 144 SCRA 390, 28 Feb 2001)
• Crisologo vs CA (177 SCRA 594, 15 Sept 1989, G.R. No. 80599)
• Salas vs CA (181 SCRA 296, G.R. No. 76788, January 22, 1990)
• Prudencio vs CA (143 SCRA 7, 14 July 1986, G.R. No. L-34539)
• Associated Bank vs CA (GR No. 107382, 31 Jan 1996)
• Gempesaw vs CA (218 SCRA 628, 9 February 1993)
• Republic vs Ebrada (GR No. L40769, 31 July 1975)
• MWSS vs CA (L62943, 14 July 1986)
• Bank of America NT & SA vs Philippine Racing Club (GR No. 150228, 30 July 2009)
• Metropolitan Bank vs CA (194 SCRA 169, 18 February 1991, G.R. No. 88866)
• Samsung Construction vs Far East Bank (GR No. 129015, 15 Aug 2003)
• PNB vs Quimpo (158 SCRA 582, 14 March 1988, G.R. No. L-53194)
• Banco De Oro vs Equitable Banking (GR No. 74917, 20 Jan 1988)
• Westmont Bank vs Eugene Ong (GR No. 132560, 30 Jan 2002)
• Ilusorio vs CA (GR No. 139130, 27 Nov 2002)
• Traders Royal Bank vs RPN (GR No. 138510, 10 Oct 2002)
• BPI vs CA (GR No. 102383, 26, Nov 1992)
• PNB vs CA (256 SCRA 491, 25 April 1996)
• Montinola vs PNB (88 Phil 178, 26 Feb 1951, G.R. No. L-2861)
• PCIB vs CA (350 SCRA 446, G.R. No. 121413 January 29, 2001)
• Papa vs AU Valencia (284 SCRA 643, G.R. No. 105188, 23 Jan 1998)
• State Investment House vs CA (175 SCRA 311, 13 July 1989, G.R. No. 72764)
• Great Eastern Insurance vs HSBC (GR No. 18657, 23 Aug 1922)
• Quirino Gonzales Logging vs CA (GR No. 126568, 20 April 2003)

 Enforcement of Liability

Liability of person secondarily liable when instrument dishonored

• Crisologo vs CA (177 SCRA 594, 15 Sept 1989, G.R. No. 80599)
• Salas vs CA (181 SCRA 296, G.R. No. 76788, January 22, 1990)
• PNB vs CA (256 SCRA 491, 25 April 1996)
• Great Eastern Insurance vs HSBC (GR No. 18657, 23 Aug 1922)
• Republic vs Ebrada (GR No. L40769, 31 July 1975)
• PNB vs Quimpo (158 SCRA 582, 14 March 1988, G.R. No. L-53194)
• Gempesaw vs CA (218 SCRA 628, 9 February 1993)
• PCIB vs CA (350 SCRA 446, G.R. No. 121413 January 29, 2001)
• Papa vs AU Valencia (284 SCRA 643, G.R. No. 105188, 23 Jan 1998)
• Far East Realty vs CA (166 SCRA 256, G.R. No. L-36549 October 5, 1988)
• McGuire vs Province of Samar (GR No. L8155, 23 Oct 1956)
• Asia Banking vs Javier (GR No. 19051, April 1923)
• Gullas vs PNB (GR No. 43191, 13 Nov 1935)
• Nyco Sales vs BA Finance (200 SCRA 637, G.R. No. 71694 August 16, 1991)
• Great Asian Sales vs CA (GR No. 105774, 25 April 2002)
• Luis Wong vs CA (GR No. 117857, 2 Feb 2001)

Discharge of instruments

• State Investment House vs CA (GR No. 101163, 11 Jan 1993)

Checks

Checks defined

• Banco De Oro vs Equitable Banking (GR No. 74917, 20 Jan 1988)

Distinguished from drafts

• RP vs PNB (GR No. L-16106, 30 Dec 1961)

Kinds of checks

Certified checks

• New Pacific Timber vs Hon. Seneris (G.R. No. L-41764, 19 December 1980)
• PNB vs National City of New York (63 Phil 711, G.R. No. L-43596, October 31, 1936)

Cross checks

• Associated Bank vs CA (208 SCRA 468, G.R. No. 89802 May 7, 1992)
• Bataan Cigar vs CA (230 SCRA 648, 3 March 1994, G.R. No. 93048)
• Gempesaw vs CA (218 SCRA 628, 9 February 1993)
• State Investment House vs IAC (174 SCRA 310, G.R. No. 72764 July 13, 1989)

Memorandum and Traveller’s Checks

• People vs Nitafan (GR No. 75954, 22 October 1992)

Relationship between Payee, Drawer, Drawee

• Spouses Moran vs CA (GR No. 105836, 7 March 1994)
• Gempesaw vs CA (218 SCRA 628, 9 February 1993)
• HSBC vs Catalan (G.R. No. 159590, October 18, 2004)

Iron Clad Rule

• Mesina vs IAC (G.R. No. 70145 November 13, 1986)
• Domagsang vs CA (347 SCRA 75, G.R. No. 139292, December 5, 2000)
• Ramos vs CA (203 SCRA 657, G.R. No. 124354 December 29, 1999)