G.R. No. 167567, 22 September 2010 FACTS: Respondent, as a security for his credit purchases, issued to petitioner several postdated checks. Later on respondent took the checks from the petitioner leading the latter to file a case of theft against him. The prosecutor dismissed the case as the checks were issued to the petitioner as [...]

222 SCRA 466 (1993) FACTS: On 9 February 1981, petitioner Raul Sesbreño made a money market placement in the amount of P300,000.00 with the Philippine Underwriters Finance Corporation ("Philfinance"), Cebu Branch; the placement, with a term of thirty-two (32) days, would mature on 13 March 1981, Philfinance, also on 9 February 1981, issued the following [...]

G.R. No. L-22405, 30 June 1971, 39 SCRA 587 FACTS: On April 18, 1958 Enrique Montinola sought to purchase from the Manila Post Office ten (10) money orders of P200.00 each payable to E.P. Montinola withaddress at Lucena, Quezon. After the postal teller had made out money orders numbered 124685, 124687-124695, Montinola offered to pay [...]

217 SCRA 32 (1993) FACTS: Private respondent Nora B. Moulic issued to Corazon Victoriano, as security for pieces of jewelry to be sold on commission, two (2) post-dated Equitable Banking Corporation checks in the amount of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) each, one dated 30 August 1979 and the other, 30 September 1979. Thereafter, the payee [...]

G.R. No. 171998, 20 October 2010 FACTS: J.Y. Brothers Marketing (J.Y. Bros., for short) is a corporation engaged in the business of selling sugar, rice and other commodities. Anamer Salazar, a freelance sales agent, was approached by Isagani Calleja and Jess Kallos, if she knew a supplier of rice. Answering in the positive, Salazar accompanied [...]

G.R. No. 119178, 20 June 1997 FACTS: Lim Lim Lao was a junior officer of Premier Investment House in its Binondo branch. She was authorized to sign checks for and in behalf of the corporation. In the course of business, she met Fr. Artelijo Palijo, provincial treasurer of the Society of the Divine Word. Fr. [...]

30 November 1961, 3 SCRA 596 FACTS: Gatchalian, was looking for a car for the use of her husband and the family and Manuel Gonzales (Manuel) who was accompanied by Emil Fajardois (personally known to Gatchalian) offered her a car. Manuel represented to Gatchalian that he was duly authorized by Ocampo Clinic, the owner of [...]

232 SCRA 559 (1994) FACTS: Private respondent Emme Herrero filed a complaint for damages against petitioner Citytrust Banking Corporation. In her complaint, private respondent averred that she, a businesswoman, made regular deposits, starting September of 1979, with petitioner Citytrust Banking Corporation at its Burgos branch in Calamba, Laguna. On 15 May 1980, she deposited with [...]

G.R. No. 108555, 20 December 1994, 239 SCRA 310 FACTS: Petitioner Ramon Tan, a trader-businessman and community leader in Puerto Princesa, had maintained since 1976 Current Account No. 109058068 with respondent bank's Binondo branch. To avoid carrying cash while enroute to Manila, he secured a Cashier's Check No. L 406000126 from the PCIB, Puerto Princesa [...]

GR. 188363, 27 February 2013 FACTS: On October 10, 2002, a check in the amount of P1,000,000.00 payable to MMGI was presented for deposit and accepted at petitioner’s Kawit Branch. The check, post-dated “Oct. 9, 2003”, was drawn against the account of Marciano Silva, Jr. with respondent BPI Bel-Air Branch. Upon receipt, petitioner sent the [...]