Supreme Court decision · Civil Law

Cotton v. Baltao

G.R. No. L-15749 · Promulgated July 31, 1962 · Ponente: Regala

In brief

This case is about an appeal regarding the extension of time to deliver shares of stock and discharge a mortgage, which was dismissed as moot and academic.

Stock Delivery, Mortgage, Judgment Modification, Mootness, Juvenile Court

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Full text

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila

EN BANC

G.R. No. L-15749 July 31, 1962

JOSEPHINE COTTON, ET AL., plaintiffs-appellees,
vs. EUGENIO S. BALTAO, defendant-appellant.

Jose W. Diokno for plaintiffs-appellees. Lino M. Patajo for defendant-appellant.

R E S O L U T I O N

REGALA, J.:

This is an appeal from orders of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court denying the herein appellant's motion for modification of its judgment dated August 31, 1956 in Civil Case No. 28836.

The issue raised herein is whether or not the appellant should be given until 1961 within which to deliver 5,000 shares of stock to the appellees and to discharge the mortgage on said shares.

Considering that the period asked for has already expired, the Court finds that the question has become moot and academic, and that an opinion thereon would have no practical effect.

WHEREFORE, the appeal is hereby dismiss No costs.

Bengzon, C.J., Padilla, Bautista Angelo, Labrador, Concepcion, Barrera, Paredes, Dizon and Makalintal, JJ., concur. Reyes, J.B.L., J., took no part.