Mateo Aldeguer v. Gregorio Aposaga

Summary

This 1906 case involved a debt collection dispute where plaintiff Aldeguer was given 800 pesos by defendants to pay their creditor Noarbe, but instead purchased the entire debt for 850 pesos and sued for the balance. The central issue was whether defendants made an additional 850 peso payment in April 1903. The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's finding that this payment was made, based on witness credibility assessments. The case illustrates the application of Civil Code provisions on litigious credits, specifically Article 1535, and demonstrates early jurisprudence on debt assignment and the debtor's rights to extinguish assigned debts within specified timeframes.