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Effect of Merger on Employees of the Absorbed Corporation
The acquisition of all assets, interests, and liabilities of the absorbed corporation necessarily includes the rights and obligations of the absorbed corporation under its employment contracts...
Terelay Investment and Development Corporation vs. Cecilia Teresita Yulo
The Corporation Code does not require any specific amount of interest for the exercise of the right to inspect corporate books and records..
On Ultra Vires Acts (Ombudsman v. De Guzman)
Considering that the Board of Directors remained silent and the Postmaster Generals continued to approve the payments to Aboitiz One, they are presumed to have substantially ratified respondent's unauthorized acts...
On Derivative Suit (Villamor v. Umale)
A derivative suit is an action filed by stockholders to enforce a corporate action. It is an exception to the general rule that the corporation’s power to sue is exercised only by the board of directors or trustees...
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CIR v. DLSU – Tax Exemption of Non-Stock, Non-Profit Educational Institutions
The tax exemption granted by the Constitution to non-stock, non-profit educational institutions is not subject to limitations imposed by law...
On Real Property Tax and Boundary Dispute between Local Government Units
The local government unit where the property is situated has the right to collect taxes therefrom. Thus, to determine who has the right to collect taxes, it is necessary to determine the location of the property...
On Appointment of Receiver or Management Committee (Villamor v. Umale)
A corporation may be placed under receivership, or management committees may be created to preserve properties involved in a suit and to protect the rights of the parties under the control and supervision of the court...
Terelay Investment and Development Corporation vs. Cecilia Teresita Yulo
The Corporation Code does not require any specific amount of interest for the exercise of the right to inspect corporate books and records..
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On Original Document Rule
Under the Original Document Rule (previously called the Best Evidence Rule), when the subject of inquiry is the contents of a document, writing, photograph or other record, no evidence is admissible other than the original document itself...
Tiangco v. ABS-CBN – On Employee and Independent Contractor
​​Possession of unique skills, expertise, or talent is a persuasive element of an independent contractor. It becomes conclusive if it is established that the worker performed the work according to his/her own manner and method and free from the principal 's control except to the result...
An Heir may Institute an Action on Behalf of the Co-Heirs Prior to Full Settlement of the Estate
Although an heir's right in the estate of the decedent which has not been fully settled and partitioned is merely inchoate, Article 493 of the Civil Code gives the heir the right to exercise acts of ownership...
Collection of Local and Real Property Taxes Pending Boundary Dispute
For purposes of complying with local tax liabilities, the taxpayer is entitled to rely on the location stated in the certificate of title...
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