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BRAGANZA, ET AL. vs. DE VILLA ABRILLE

No. L-16439, July 20, 1961, Reyes, J.B.L., J.

Miguel Lorenzo Malabed ersons - La! 100 B2

FACTS

- "n "#$ober 30, 1944, %illa &brille loaned '0,000.00 in Ja(anese !ar no$es$o Rosario, )uiller*o and Rodol+o Braganza and in #onsidera$ion $e la$$er(ar$y (ro*ised in !ri$ing $o (ay 10,000.00 in legal #urren#y o+ $e .. $!oyears a+$er #essa$ion o+ $e (resen$ os$ili$ies or as soon as n$erna$ional/#ange as been es$ablised in $e ili((ines (lus 2 (er annu*.

- ay*en$ !as no$ *ade so in Mar# 1949 %illa &brille sued $e*.

- e Braganzas #lai*ed $a$ $ey only re#eied 40,000.00 ins$ead o+ $e+ull '0,000.00 #lai*ed by $e (lain$i. ey also say $a$ a$ $e $i*e $e(ro*issory no$e !as signed, )uiller*o and Rodol+o !ere s$ill *inors.

ISSUES/HELD

- + Rosario Braganza is liable $o (ay. YES bu$ only in so +ar $a$ i$ bene$eder. 5Based on (ro*issory no$e

- + )uiller*o and Rodol+o Braganza are liable $o (ay. YES bu$ only in so +ar$a$ i$ bene$ed $e*. 5Based on a*oun$ loaned

RATIONALE

- Rosario Braganza !ill no$ be released o+ labili$y as *inori$y is a (ersonalde+ense only +or )uiller*o and Rodol+o. 7u# de+ense !ill bene$ er only $o$e e/$en$ o+ $e sares said *inors *ay be res(onsible +or.

- Minors ae no 8uridi#al du$y $o s$a$e $eir inabili$y. en#e silen#e does no$#ons$i$u$e +raud on $e (ar$ o+ $e *inors !en *a:ing a #on$ra#$.

- Mer#ado, e$ al. s. s(iri$u #i$ed by $e ;& diers +ro* $e (resen$ #ase in$e +a#$ $a$ in $e Mer#ado #ase $e do#u*en$ signed by $e *inors(e#i#ally s$a$ed $a$ e !as o+ age !ile in $e (resen$ #ase $ere !as nosu# s$a$e*en$ in $e (ro*issory no$e in <ues$ion en#e #our$ eld $a$)uiller*o and Rodol+o #anno$ be legally bound by $eir signa$ures in $e saidno$e.

- Res(onden$ argued $a$ $e de+ense o+ *inori$y ia &r$i#le 1301 o+ $e ;iil;ode +or Rodol+o already (res#ribed as *ore $a$ +our years as already(assed sin#e e rea#ed age o+ *a8ori$y. e #our$ $oug eld $a$ based on$e aailable da$a, Rodol+o=s de+ense !ould ae (res#ribed on "#$ober 19>1!ile de+ense !as in$er(osed in June 19>1 (roing $a$ +our years as no$#o*(le$ely ela(sed +ro* "#$ober 194'. ?ur$er*ore, Rodol+o and )uiller*oonly in$er(osed e/#use +ro* liabili$y and no$ annul*en$ o+ $e #on$ra#$.

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- Neer$eless, $e #our$ eld $a$ )uiller*o and Rodol+o are s$ill liable $o $ee/$en$ $ey *ay ae (ro$$ed +ro* $e *oney $ey re#eied. e #our$#laries $a$ $is liabili$y is no$ based on $e (ro*issory no$e $ey signed bu$on &r$i#le 1304 o+ $e ;iil ;ode.