8/17/2019 12. Republic vs Bagtas
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee,vs.JOSE V.
BAGTAS, defendant,FELICIDAD M. BAGTAS, Administratri !" t#$
Int$stat$ Estat$ %$"t &' t#$ %at$ J!s$
V.Ba(tas, petitioner-appellant.
FACTS:
• May 8, 1948: Jose V. a!tas "orro#ed fro$ t%e &ep'"li( of
t%e )%ilippines t%ro'!% t%e
'rea' of Ani$al *nd'stry t%ree "'lls: a &ed Sind%i #it% a
"oo+ val'e of )1,1.4, a
%a!nari, of )1,/0. and a Sa%ini#al, of )44.4, for a period of 1
year for "reedin!
p'rposes s'"2e(t to a "reedin! fee of 103 of t%e "oo+ val'e of
t%e "'lls
• May , 1949: Jose re'ested for a rene#al for anot%er year for
t%e t%ree "'lls "'t only one
"'ll #as approved #%ile t%e ot%ers are to "e ret'rned
•
Mar(% /, 190: 5e #rote to t%e 6ire(tor of Ani$al *nd'stry t%at
%e #o'ld pay t%e val'e oft%e "'lls
• 7(to"er 1, 190: %e reiterated %is desire to "'y t%e$ at a
val'e #it% a ded'(tion of yearly
depre(iation to "e approved "y t%e A'ditor eneral.
• 7(to"er 19, 190: 6ire(tor of Ani$al *nd'stry advised %i$ t%at
eit%er t%e "'lls are to "e
ret'rned or t%eir "oo+ val'e #it%o't ded'(tions s%o'ld "e paid
not later t%an 7(to"er 1,
190 #%i(% %e #as not a"le to do
• 6e(e$"er /0, 190: An a(tion at t%e CF* #as (o$$en(ed a!ainst
Jose prayin! t%at %e "e
ordered to ret'rn t%e "'lls or to pay t%eir "oo+ val'e of
),/41.4 and t%e 'npaid
"reedin! fee of )199./, "ot% #it% interests, and (osts• J'ly ,
191: Jose V. a!tas, t%ro'!% (o'nsel avarro, &osete and Manalo,
ans#ered t%at
"e(a'se of t%e "ad pea(e and order sit'ation in Ca!ayan Valley,
parti('larly in t%e "arrio of
a!!ao, and of t%e pendin! appeal %e %ad ta+en to t%e Se(retary
of A!ri('lt're and at'ral
&eso'r(es and t%e )resident of t%e )%ilippines, %e (o'ld not
ret'rn t%e ani$als nor pay
t%eir val'e and prayed for t%e dis$issal of t%e (o$plaint.
• &TC: !ranted t%e a(tion
• 6e(e$"er 198: !ranted an e-parte $otion for t%e appoint$ent of
a spe(ial s%eriff to serve
t%e #rit o'tside Manila
• 6e(e$"er , 198: Feli(idad M. a!tas, t%e s'rvivin! spo'se of
Jose #%o died on 7(to"er
/, 191 and ad$inistratri of %is estate, #as notified
• Jan'ary , 199: s%e file a $otion t%at t%e / "'lls #%ere
ret'rned "y %is son on J'ne /,
19/ eviden(ed "y re(ipt and t%e rd "'ll died fro$ !'ns%ot #o'nd
infli(ted d'rin! a 5'+
raid and prayed t%at t%e #rit of ee('tion "e 'as%ed and t%at a
#rit of preli$inary
in2'n(tion "e iss'ed.
