Case Digest (G.R. No. L-13403)
Facts:
The case of Ramon E. Saura v. Estela P. Sindico, G.R. No. L-13403, March 23, 1960, the Supreme Court En Banc, Reyes, J.B.L., J., writing for the Court.Plaintiff-appellant Ramon E. Saura and defendant-appellee Estela P. Sindico were aspirants for the Nacionalista Party nomination for Congressman in the Fourth District of Pangasinan for the November 12, 1957 election. On August 23, 1957 the parties executed a written agreement that included a pledge that "Each aspirant shall respect the result of the aforesaid convention, i.e., no one of us shall either run as a rebel or independent candidate after losing in said convention."
At the Nacionalista provincial convention held August 31, 1957, Saura was elected and proclaimed the party's official candidate. Despite the pledge, Sindico filed her certificate of candidacy with the Commission on Elections on September 6, 1957 and actively campaigned for the congressional seat. In response, Saura filed suit for recovery of damages on October 5, 1957 in the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan.
The trial court, by order of November 19, 1957, dismissed Saura's complain...(Subscriber-Only)
Issues:
- Is the written agreement between the aspirants, by which each pledged not to run as an independent or "rebel" candidate if defeated in the party convention, a valid and enforceable contract?
- If the agreement were valid, would the plaintiff be entitled to recover damages f...(Subscriber-Only)
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