Kahuntahan ko kahapon sa tanggapan ni Mangaldan Legal Chief Atty. Dor Cerdan (extreme right) si Lawyer Dindin Baniqued -- U.P Law at beteranong provincial at city legal officer. Kasalukuyang abugada o consultant siya ng mga di mabilang na alkade sa dambuhalang lalawigan.
ANIKO: Pag ang munisipyo pala ay umupa ng private lawyer sa kaso niya pero ang alkalde ay di nagpaalam sa hepe ng provincial prosecutors pinagbabawal ng batas na bayaran ang serbisyo ng abugado ng pera galing sa kaban ng bayan.
ATTY. BANIQUED: Oo. Naalaala ko pa ang jurisprudence ( o desisyon ng
Korte Suprema) diyan. De Guia vs Auditor General.
What was the jurisprudence for the sake of our readers?
"The private lawyer cannot collect his fees because the contract
is ultra vires*. There can be no estoppel** against the municipal corporation
to validate a conduct which it has no authority to make.
As a general rule, a municipality (city or province -- emphasis mine)
may only be represented by the municipal prosecutor, provincial attorney, and
municipal attorney.
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*
acting or done beyond one's legal power or authority.
"at one point they argue that the legislation is ultras
vires"
**
Estoppel is a legal principle that prevents someone from arguing
something or asserting a right that contradicts what they previously agreed to
or said. Put simply, estoppel prevents one person from contradicting an action
or statement from the past.
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