G.R. No. 141181, 27 April 2007 FACTS: Petitioner Ching, a Chinese national, and Emma Nuguid instituted criminal complaints and for violation of BP 22 against respondent Nicdao. Petitioner Ching averred that the checks were issued to him by respondent Nicdao as security for the loans that she obtained from him. They agreed that respondent Nicdao [...]

G.R. No. 85419, 9 March 1993, 219 SCRA 736 FACTS: In consideration for a loan extended by petitioner Bank to respondent Sima Wei, the latter executed and delivered to the former a promissory note, engaging to pay the petitioner Bank or order the amount of P1,820,000.00 on or before June 24, 1983 with interest at [...]

G.R. No. 198660, 23 October 2013 FACTS: A Complaint for Sum of Money was filed by the petitioner against the Sps. Tiong for the amount of Php 8,500,00.00 covered by a check given by the latter as payment of the loans obtained from her. It was petitioner’s sister, Lilian, who vouched for the spouses’ ability [...]

G.R. No. 157943, 4 September 2013 FACTS: Wagas was charged with estafa for issuing a postdated check in the amount of ₱200,000.00, which check was issued in payment of an obligation for 200 bags of rice, but which check when presented for encashment with the bank, was dishonored for the reason "drawn against insufficient funds" [...]

G.R. No. L-2516, 25 September 1950, 87 SCRA 383 FACTS: For having issued a rubber check, Ang Tek Lian was convicted of estafa in the Court of First Instance of Manila. It appears that, knowing he had no funds therefor, Ang Tek Lian drew a check upon the China Banking Corporation for the sum of [...]

G.R. No. 170325, 26 September 2008 FACTS: Respondents Spouses Rodriguez maintained savings and demand/checking accounts as well as demand deposits (Checkings/Current Account) with petitioner PNB. They are also engaged in the informal lending business of discounting arrangement with Philnabank Employees Savings and Loan Association (PEMSLA), an association of PNB. PEMSLA regularly granted loans to its [...]

353 SCRA 601 (2001) FACTS: Firestone Tire & Rubber Company of the Philippines (“Firestone” for brevity) entered into a “Franchised Dealership Agreement” with Fojas-Arca Enterprises Company (“Fojas-Arca”), from January 14, 1978 to May 15, 1978, Fojas-Arca purchased on credit Firestone products with a total amount of P4,896,000. In payment for the said purchases., Fojas-Arca delivered [...]

194 SCRA 168 (1991) FACTS: In January 1979, a certain Eduardo Gomez opened an account with Golden Savings and deposited over a period of two months 38 treasury warrants with a total value of P1,755,228.37. They were all drawn by the Philippine Fish Marketing Authority and purportedly signed by its General Manager and countersigned by [...]

G.R. No. 136773, 25 June 2003, 685 SCRA 209 FACTS: Allegedly, Agatona Guevarra (“Guevarra”) inherited a property from Justina Navarro, which is now under possession of the heirs of Guevarra. Guevarra had six children, one of them is Vicente Lopez, the father of petitioner Milagros Lopez Manongsong (“Manongsong”). The respondents, the Jumaquio sisters and Leoncia [...]

G.R. No. 122880, 12 April 2006, 487 SCRA 119 FACTS: Petitioner Felix Azuela sought to admit to probate the notarial will of Eugenia E. Igsolo. However, this was opposed by Geralda Castillo, who was the attorney-in-fact of “the 12 legitimate heirs” of the decedent. According to her, the will was forged, and imbued with several [...]