Haystacks and Short Digests: Negotiable Instruments

  • Nature and Coverage of Act 2031, the Negotiable Instruments Law (NIL)
    • The function of Negotiable Instruments
      1. Traders Royal Bank vs. CA, 269 SCRA [ * ]
      2. Crystal vs. CA (GR L-35767, 18 June 1976)
      3. New Pacific Timber vs. Seneris, 101 SCRA [ * ]
      4. Roman Catholic Church of Malolos vs. IAC, 191 SCRA [ * ]
      5. Tibajia vs. CA (GR 100290, 4 June 1993)
      6. Vda. de Eduque vs. Ocampo (GR L-222, 26 April 1950)
    • Negotiation distinguished from assignment
      1. Sesbreno vs. CA (GR 89252, 24 May 1993)
    • Specific instrument covered
      1. Abubakar vs. Auditor General (GR L-1405, 31 July 1948)
      2. Philippine Education Co. vs. Soriano (GR L-22405, 30 June 1971)
  • Formal Requisites of Negotiable Instruments
    1. Ponce vs. CA (GR L-49444, 31 May 1979)
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    2. Arrieta vs. National Rice and Corn Corporation (GR L-15645, 31 January 1964)
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    3. Kalalo vs. Luz (GR L-27782, 31 July 1970)
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    4. Philippine Bank of Commerce vs. Aruego (GR L-25836-37, 31 January 1981)
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    5. Jimenez vs. Bucoy (GR L-10221, 28 February 1958)
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  • Issuance of Negotiable Instruments
    • Concept of delivery
      1. Dela Victoria vs. Burgos (GR 111190, 27 June 1995)
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  • Negotiation
    • Transfer of the Negotiable Instrument from one person to another
      1. Caltex (Philippines) Inc. vs. CA (GR 97753, 10 August 1992)
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  • Signature and Forgery vs. Alteration
    • Rules on signatories
      1. Republic Planters Bank vs. CA (GR 93073, 21 December 1992)
      2. Republic Bank vs. Ebrada (GR L-40796, 31 July 1975)
    • Forgery
      1. Associated Bank vs. CA (GR 107382, 31 January 1996)
      2. PNB vs. Quimpo (GR L-53194, 14 March 1988)
      3. MWSS vs. CA (GR L-62943, 14 July 1986)
      4. Gempesaw vs. CA (GR 92244, 9 February 1993)
      5. Republic Bank vs. CA (GR 42725, 22 April 1991)
      6. Manila Lighter Transportation vs. CA (GR L-50373, 15 February 1990)
      7. PNB vs. CA, 25 SCRA [ * ]
      8. PNB vs. National City Bank (GR 43596, 31 October 1936)
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      9. San Carlos Milling vs. BPI (GR 37467, 11 December 1933)
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      10. Republic vs. Ebrada, supra [See 19]
    • Alteration
      1. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank vs. People’s Bank and Trust (GR L-28226, 30 September 1970)
  • Consideration in a Negotiable Instrument
    • Presumption as to consideration
      1. Pineda vs. dela Rama (GR L-31831, 28 April 1983)
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    • Accommodation party
      1. Ang Tiong vs. Ting (GR L-26767, 22 February 1968)
      2. Prudencio vs. CA (GR L-34539, 14 July 1986)
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      3. Republic Bank vs. Ebrada, 65 SCRA, supra [See 19]
      4. Clark vs. Sellner (GR 16477, 22 November 1921)
      5. People vs. Maniego (GR L-30910, 27 February 1987)
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  • Discharge of negotiable instrument
    1. State Investment House vs. CA (GR 101163, 11 January 1993)
  • Special Provisions applicable only to Bill of Exchange, Promissory Notes and Checks
    • Bills of Exchange (Special Provisions)
      • Section 126
        1. Philippine Bank of Commerce vs. Aruego, 102 SCRA
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      • Types of Bills of Exchange
        1. City Trust Banking vs. CA (GR 92591, 30 April 1991)
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    • Checks (special provisions)
      1. Moran vs. CA (GR 105836, 7 March 1994)
      2. Tibajia vs. CA, 223 SCRA, supra [See 5]
      3. Co vs. PNB (GR L-51767, 29 June 1982)
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      4. State Investment House vs. IAC (GR 72764, 13 July 1989)
      5. Travel On vs. CA (GR 56169, 26 June 1992)
      6. Firestone Tire and Rubber vs. Ines Chaves & Co. (GR L-17106, 19 October 1966)
      7. Stelco Marketing vs. CA (GR 96160, 17 June 1992)
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      8. Tan vs. CA (GR 108555, 20 December 1994)
    • Certification of a check
      1. New Pacific Timber vs. Seneres, 101 SCRA, supra [See 3]
      2. PNB vs. National City Bank of NY, 63 PHIL, supra [See 27]
    • Types of checks
      1. Bataan Cigar and Cigarette Factory vs. CA (GR 93048, 3 March 1994)
      2. State Investment House vs. IAC, 175 SCRA, supra [See 42]
      3. Associated Bank vs. CA (GR 89802, 7 May 1992)
    • Applicable Laws on Bouncing Checks
      • BP 22
        1. Lozano vs. Martinez (GR L-63419, 18 December 1986)
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        2. Caram Resources vs. Contreras (AM MTJ0830849, 26 October 1994)
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        3. Uy vs. CA (GR 119000, 28 June 1997)
        4. People vs. Reyes (GR 101127-31, 18 November 1993)
        5. People vs. Grospe (GR L-74053-54, 20 January 1988)
        6. Ibasco vs. CA (GR 117488, 5 September 1996)
        7. People vs. Tuanda (AC 3360, 30 January 1990)
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        8. Llamado vs. CA (GR 99032, 26 March 1997)
        9. Magno vs. CA (GR 96132, 26 June 1992)
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        10. Navarro vs. CA (GR 112389, 1 August 1994)
        11. Lao vs. CA (GR 119178, 20 June 1997)
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        12. Que vs. People (GR 75217-18, 21 September 1987)
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        13. Lazaro vs. CA (GR 105461, 11 November 1993)
        14. Cruz vs. CA (GR 108738, 17 June 1994)
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        15. Lim vs. CA (GR 107898, 19 December 1995)
  • Forgery in Bill of Exchange
    1. PNB vs. Quimpo (158 SCRA ), supra [See 21]
    2. Metropolitan Waterworks vs. CA (143 SCRA), supra [See 22]
    3. PNB vs. CA (GR L-26001, 29 October 1968)
    4. Manila Lighter Transportation vs. CA (182 SCRA), supra [See 25]
    5. Republic Bank vs. CA (196 SCRA), supra [See 24]
    6. Associated Bank vs. CA (252 SCRA), supra [See 49]

Additional cases

  1. Insular Drug vs. PNB (GR 38816, 3 November 1933)
  2. Belisario vs. Vda. de Zulueta (GR 39815, 28 April 1934)
  3. United General Industries vs. Paler (GR L-30205, 15 March 1982)
  4. Lim vs. People (GR 130038, 18 September 2000)
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  5. Lim vs. Rodrigo (GR 76974, 18 November 1988)
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  6. Philippine Commercial Industrial Bank vs. CA (GR 121413, 29 January 2001)
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  7. Vaca vs. CA (GR 43596, 31 October 1936)
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