Gonzales v. Padiernos

Gonzales v. Atty. Padiernos 573 SCRA 164 (2008) FACTS: ACTS: The compla complaina inant nt allege allege  in he! compla complaint int "o! i# i#$a! $a!men mentt that that on th! th!ee (3) (3) #epa #epa!a !ate te occa occa#i #ion on# # the the !e#po e#pon nen entt nota nota!i !i%e %e  the the "oll "ollo& o&in ing g oc'ment#: (1) a ee o" A$#ol'te Sale (2) a S'$i*i#ion Ag!eement an (3) (3) an a+a*i a+a*itt o" ,on,on-Tenanc. enanc.// all p'!po! p'!po!te tel. l. #ig #igne ne an eec' eec'te te $. compla complaina inant nt All All th!ee th!ee oc'me oc'ment# nt# ca!!ie ca!!ie  "o!ge "o!ge #ig #ignat nat'! '!e# e# an "al#el "al#el. . ce!tie that the complainant pe!#onall. appea!e $e"o!e the !e#ponent an that #he &a# no&n to the !e#ponent to $e the #ame pe!#on &ho eec'te the "o!egoing an acno&lege to him that the #ame i# he! o&n "!ee "!ee act act an an *ol' *ol'nt nta! a!. . ee ee The The comp compla lain inan antt clai claime me  that that #h #he e ne*e ne*e!! appea!e appea!e $e"o!e !e#ponent !e#ponent on the ate# the oc'ment# oc'ment# &e!e &e!e nota!i%e nota!i%e $eca'#e #he &a# then in the nite State# n he! amene amene  compla complaint int// compla complaina inant nt p!a.e p!a.e  "o! the !e*oc !e*ocati ation on o" the !e#ponent# nota!ial commi##ion an hi# #'#pen#ion "!om the p!actice o"  la& SS: hethe! !e#ponent9# nota!ial commi##ion #ho'l $e !e*oe !e*oe ;: ect o" the p!e#ent complaint The !e#ponent i not no& the complainant pe!#onall./ .et he i not !e?'i!e p!oo" o" ientit. "!om the pe!#on &ho appea!e $e"o!e him him an an eec't ec'te e an an a'th a'then enti tica cate te  the the th! th!ee oc' oc'me ment nt# # a a the the !e#ponent one #o/ the "!a''lent t!an#"e! o" complainant# p!ope!t. co'l ha*e $een p!e*ente p!e*ente  Th!o'gh hi# negligence in the pe!"o!mance o" hi# 't. a# a nota!. p'$lic !e#'l !e#'ltin ting g in the lo## lo## o" p!ope p!ope!t. !t. o" an 'n#'#pe 'n#'#pecti cting ng p!i*at p!i*ate e citi% citi%en/ en/ the !e#po !e#pone nent nt e!oe e!oe  the compla complaina inant# nt# an the p'$li p'$lic9# c9# cone conence nce in the nota!ial #.#tem he $!o'ght i#!ep'te to the #.#tem The !e#ponent #ho'l $e !emine that a nota!ial oc'ment i#/ on it# "ace an $. a'tho!it. o" la&/

entitle to "'ll "aith an c!eit Fo! thi# !ea#on/ nota!ie# p'$lic m'#t o$#e!*e 'tmo#t ca!e in compl.ing &ith the "o!malitie# intene to en#'!e the integ!it. o" the nota!i%e oc'ment an the act o! act# it em$oie#