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Philippine Earthquake Relief Fund Case by kristinevillanueva is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes a court case from 1916 regarding $80,000 that was originally donated for earthquake relief in 1863 but was later loaned to El Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahhorros de Manila. The court ruled that the Philippine Government, as the successor to the Spanish government, has the right to recover the funds in order to distribute them to the intended beneficiaries or their heirs. The defendant appealed, arguing that the funds were donated with conditions and had become their exclusive propert
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