Mesina-vs-Sonza-Case-Digest.doc

G.R. No. L-14722

May 25, 1960

IGNACIO MESINA, plainti-app!llant, "#. E$LALIA %INE&A '&A. &E SON(A, E) AL., *!!n*ant#. *! !n*ant#. E$LALIA %INE&A '&A. &E SON(A, *!!n*ant-app!ll!!.  A+#tin C. a+a#ao o app!llant. Li# Manalan+ an* A##o/iat!# o app!ll!!. a/t# o t! Ca#! So3!ti3! in S!pt!3! 12, 195, t! &i!/to o Lan*# i##!* a o3!#t!a* pat!nt in a"o o t! *!!n*ant# an* a# a /on#!!n/! o i/ a /!tii/at! o titl! a# i##!* in t!i na3! y t! !+i#t! o *!!*#. )! *!/!! o !+i#tation o i##an/! o pat!nt o"! t! pop!ty a# i##!* 8#o3!ti3! on S!pt!3! 12, 195 8, il! t! tan#! /!tii/at! o  titl! /o"!in+ t! #a3! a# i##!* on S!pt!3! 16, 195. On Ma/ 25, 195 plainti  o+t ti# a/tion !o! t! Cot o i#t In#tan/! o N!"a E/i:a payin+ tat Oi+inal C!tii/at! o )itl! No. %-117 o t! R!+i#t! o &!!*# o N!"a E/i:a ! o*!!* /an/!ll!* an* an* tat tat t! t! !+i !+i#t #ta ati tion on /a#! /a#! p!n*i p!n*in+ n+ !o !o! ! t! #a3! #a3! /ot /ot /o"! /o"!i in+ n+ t! t! pop pop! !ty ty *!#/i!* t!!in ! +i"!n *! /o#!. )! Cot o i#t In#tan/! o N!"a E/i:a ##tain!* *!!n*ant# 3otion to *i#3i## on t! +on* tat plainti;# a/tion i# al!a*y a!* y t! #tatt! o li3itation#. )! p!#!nt a/tion a# !!n il!* at! t! !lap#! o 3o! tan o y!a#, y!a#, an* t! titl! titl! a# al!a* al!a*y y !/o3! !/o3! in*!!a in*!!a#i #il! l! an* in/onto in/onto"! "!ti til!. l!. )! /ot /ot ##tain!* ti# 3otion an* *i#3i##!* t! /o3plaint. !/i#! *! /a!, in #pit! o i# =nol!*+! tat *!!n*ant# a* not /o3pli!* /o3pli!* it t! t! !i!3!n !i!3!nt# t# #!t ot ot in Co33on!alt Co33on!alt A/t No. 141. %lainti %lainti /lai3# /lai3# tat tat t! t! titl titl! ! a# a# po/ po/ !* !* y *!! *!!n* n*an ant# t# a# a# to to+ +  a a*# *#,, *!/! *!/!pt ptiion an* an* 3i#!p!#!ntation #in/! t!y =n! tat t! lot !lon+!* to t! plainti. I##! &i* t! tial /ot !!* in *i#3i##in+ t! /a#! oti+t? @a# t! !i!3!nt# #!t ot in R!pli/ A/t No. 1942, i/ too= !!/t on n! 22, 1957 a3!n*in+ S!/tion 4- o  Co33on!alt A/t 141 !!n /o3pli!* it?

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