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Bigamy Case: Bustamante Appeal Analysis by Glenda Mae Gemal is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Federico Bustamante was convicted of bigamy for contracting a second marriage with Demetria Tibayan on September 16, 1955 before Vice-Mayor Francisco Nato, while still married to his first wife Maria Perez. Bustamante argued that Nato did not have authority to solemnize the second marriage as he was only the acting mayor. However, the court found that when the vice-mayor acts in the capacity of the mayor, as Nato was doing when the mayor was on leave, the vice-mayor has the full powers of the mayor, includi

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Glenda Mae Gemal

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