Enrique Delgado v. Agustin Amenabar

Summary

This case involves the collection of a P2,261 debt arising from hacienda rental transactions between private parties. After a settlement on February 11, 1908, defendant Amenabar executed an unconditional promissory note on March 5, 1908. When sued for collection, defendant argued the action was premature and the note was void for lacking required internal revenue stamps under Act No. 1189. The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's judgment for plaintiffs, holding that the unconditional obligation was immediately demandable under Civil Code Article 1128, and that even if the note was void for missing stamps, sufficient testimonial evidence supported the debt. The case demonstrates the Court's approach to contractual obligations and the interplay between civil obligations and revenue law requirements in early American period jurisprudence.