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A Few Fascinating Finds from the 1962 Volume of Official Gazette

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In the middle of a confusing day at the law office, I found a compelling reason to search through the 1962 issues of Official Gazette. The well-renowned author of Civil Law, former Senator Arturo Tolentino, cites a Court of Appeals decision in his one-of-a-kind textbook on Property. I had been looking for answers for my client's suit, which my father describes as a "winning case." However, in the pre-trial conference earlier held, I was caught off-guard with the opposing counsel's theory. I did not expect where the other party is leading us to. So, from then on, I realized not to be too complacent, winning case or not. The pressure is on me. If it's something to be considered as a "winning case" but I still lose, it will be humiliating on my part. So this pressure made me look for that Court of Appeals decision - on Official Gazette's Volume 58. However, I forgot the page number by the time I was already at the library so I actually had to searc...