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Republic of the Philippines

SUPREME COURT

Manila

EN BANC

G.R. No. L-12271 May 31, 1949

BENIGNO DEL RIO,plaintiff-appellant,vs.

CARLO PALANCA TANGUINLAY,defendant-appellee.

Sotto & Sotto for appellant.

Ramon Diokno for appelle.

TUASON, J.:

This suit was brouht to recover !one" which plaintiff allees to have furnished fro! #ece!ber, $%&' to (ebruar", $%&)

for the support and subsistence of defendant*s five !inor natural children. The a!ount is ite!i+ed in plaintiff*s Ehibit A, a

state!ent sined b" the !inor*s !other and which reads as follows

Por la presente certifico ue en el periodo ue cubre del $ de novie!bre de $%&' hastaaa el /$ de enero de $$%&) herecibido en calidad de presta!o " coninteres del 01 anuaal de #on Benino del Rio las cantidades ue !as aba2o se

detallan en sus correspondientes recibos

Recibo primero, 31-Dic-19443 ...................................... P7,200.00

Recibo segundo, 1-Sept-1944 ...................................... 1,!!.00

Recibo tercero, 31-Dic-1194" ....................................... 1,400.00

Recibo carto, 21-#ne-194" ........................................... "4,000.00

$ota% .................................................................................. P1!1,22!.00

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Ciento 3esentaa " un Mil #oscientoss sesentta " ocho pesos.

3. E. u 4

Manila, $ de Mar+o de$%&) 5(da.6

Maria Cuartero 7o!e+Tutora de los Menores Palanca Cuatero

Nota 8 Aui no estaa incluido un presta!o hecho a #on 9icente 3inson Encarnacion el $% de 3eptt. de $%&& del

ue es sollidariaaa " !anco!unada!ente fiador #on Benino del Rio, presta!o ue tiene ue reconocer #on CarlosPalanca.

The action is based on article $:%& of the Civil Code which reads

Cuando, sin conoci!iento del obliado a prestar ali!entos, los diese un etra;o, este tendra derecho a recla!arlos de

aacuel, a no constar ue los dio por officio de piedad " sin aa!!ino de recla!arlos.

Anal"+in the foreoin provision, this Court observed in Ra!ire+ vs. Redfern, &% Phil., :&%, that

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that the support was iven without the >nowlede of the person chared with the dut".nowlede but

apparentl" aainst the wishes of the defendant. @n Ehibit (, a !e!orandu! dated anuar" $, $%&/, and sent b" the plaintiff

to the defendant, #el Rio infor!ed Palanca that up to #ece!ber /$, $%&', he had bande Maria #olores Cuartero PD) as aloan for the support and education of the defendant*s children and reuested that that a!ount be paid. @t will be noted that in

the sa!e Ehibit, the plaintiff co!plained that the defendant had not answered his previous letters, es unnecessar" a discussion of the second reuire!ent. @t suffices to estate that the plaintiff and one ofthe children were enaed and were !arried afterward.

Paras, Feria, Pablo, Perfecto, en!"on, Montema#or and Re#es, $$.,concur.

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