NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS LAW SYLLABUS

Nature and Coverage of Act 2031, the Negotiable Instruments Law (NIL)I.The function of Negotiable Instruments1. Traders Royal Bank vs. CA, 269 SCRA2. Crystal vs. CA (GR L-35767, 18 June 1976)3. New Pacific Timber vs. Seneris, 101 SCRA4. Roman Catholic Church of Malolos vs. IAC, 191 SCRA5. Tibajia vs. CA (GR 100290, 4 June 1993)6. Vda. de Eduque vs. Ocampo (GR L-222, 26 April 1950)

II.Negotiation distinguished from assignment1. Sesbreno vs. CA (GR 89252, 24 May 1993)

Specific instrument covered2. Abubakar vs. Auditor General (GR L-1405, 31 July 1948)

3. Philippine Education Co. vs. Soriano (GR L-22405, 30 June 1971)

III.Formal Requisites of Negotiable Instruments1.Ponce vs. CA (GR L-49444, 31 May 1979)2.Arrieta vs. National Rice and Corn Corporation (GR L-15645, 31 January 1964)3.Kalalo vs. Luz (GR L-27782, 31 July 1970)4.Philippine Bank of Commerce vs. Aruego (GR L-25836-37, 31 January 1981)5.Jimenez vs. Bucoy (GR L-10221, 28 February 1958)

IV.Issuance of Negotiable Instruments Concept of delivery1.Dela Victoria vs. Burgos (GR 111190, 27 June 1995)

Negotiation Transfer of the Negotiable Instrument from one person to another2. Caltex (Philippines) Inc. vs. CA (GR 97753, 10 August 1992)

Signature and Forgery vs. Alteration Rules on signatories3. Republic Planters Bank vs. CA (GR 93073, 21 December 1992)

4. Republic Bank vs. Ebrada (GR L-40796, 31 July 1975)

Forgery5. Associated Bank vs. CA (GR 107382, 31 January 1996)

6. PNB vs. Quimpo (GR L-53194, 14 March 1988)7. MWSS vs. CA (GR L-62943, 14 July 1986)8. Gempesaw vs. CA (GR 92244, 9 February 1993)9. Republic Bank vs. CA (GR 42725, 22 April 1991)10. Manila Lighter Transportation vs. CA (GR L-50373, 15 February 1990)11. PNB vs. CA, 25 SCRA[*]12. PNB vs. National City Bank (GR 43596, 31 October 1936)13. San Carlos Milling vs. BPI (GR 37467, 11 December 1933)14. Republic vs. Ebrada, supra Alteration15. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank vs. Peoples Bank and Trust (GR L-28226, 30 September 1970) Consideration in a Negotiable Instrument Presumption as to consideration16. Pineda vs. dela Rama (GR L-31831, 28 April 1983) Accommodation party17. Ang Tiong vs. Ting (GR L-26767, 22 February 1968)

18. Prudencio vs. CA (GR L-34539, 14 July 1986)19. Republic Bank vs. Ebrada, 65 SCRA, supra 20. Clark vs. Sellner (GR 16477, 22 November 1921)21. People vs. Maniego (GR L-30910, 27 February 1987)

V.Discharge of negotiable instrument1.State Investment House vs. CA (GR 101163, 11 January 1993)

VI.Special Provisions applicable only to Bill of Exchange, Promissory Notes and Checks Bills of Exchange (Special Provisions)Section 1261. Philippine Bank of Commerce vs. Aruego, 102 SCRA

Types of Bills of Exchange2. City Trust Banking vs. CA (GR 92591, 30 April 1991) Checks (special provisions)3. Moran vs. CA (GR 105836, 7 March 1994)4. Tibajia vs. CA, 223 SCRA, supra [See 5]5. Co vs. PNB (GR L-51767, 29 June 1982)6. State Investment House vs. IAC (GR 72764, 13 July 1989)7. Travel On vs. CA (GR 56169, 26 June 1992)8. Firestone Tire and Rubber vs. Ines Chaves & Co. (GR L-17106, 19 October 1966)9. Stelco Marketing vs. CA (GR 96160, 17 June 1992)10. Tan vs. CA (GR 108555, 20 December 1994) Certification of a check11. New Pacific Timber vs. Seneres, 101 SCRA, supra 12. PNB vs. National City Bank of NY, 63 PHIL, supra Types of checks13. Bataan Cigar and Cigarette Factory vs. CA (GR 93048, 3 March 1994)14. State Investment House vs. IAC, 175 SCRA, supra 15. Associated Bank vs. CA (GR 89802, 7 May 1992) Applicable Laws on Bouncing Checks BP 221. Lozano vs. Martinez (GR L-63419, 18 December 1986)2.Caram Resources vs. Contreras (AM MTJ0830849, 26 October 1994)3.Uy vs. CA (GR 119000, 28 June 1997)4.People vs. Reyes (GR 101127-31, 18 November 1993)5.People vs. Grospe (GR L-74053-54, 20 January 1988)6.Ibasco vs. CA (GR 117488, 5 September 1996)7.People vs. Tuanda (AC 3360, 30 January 1990)8.Llamado vs. CA (GR 99032, 26 March 1997)9.Magno vs. CA (GR 96132, 26 June 1992)10.Navarro vs. CA (GR 112389, 1 August 1994)11.Lao vs. CA (GR 119178, 20 June 1997)12.Que vs. People (GR 75217-18, 21 September 1987)13.Lazaro vs. CA (GR 105461, 11 November 1993)14.Cruz vs. CA (GR 108738, 17 June 1994)15.Lim vs. CA (GR 107898, 19 December 1995)

Forgery in Bill of Exchange1. PNB vs. Quimpo (158 SCRA ), supra 2. Metropolitan Waterworks vs. CA (143 SCRA), supra 3. PNB vs. CA (GR L-26001, 29 October 1968)

4. Manila Lighter Transportation vs. CA (182 SCRA), supra 5. Republic Bank vs. CA (196 SCRA), supra 6. Associated Bank vs. CA (252 SCRA), supra Additional cases1. Insular Drug vs. PNB (GR 38816, 3 November 1933)

2. Belisario vs. Vda. de Zulueta (GR 39815, 28 April 1934)

3. United General Industries vs. Paler (GR L-30205, 15 March 1982)

4. Lim vs. People (GR 130038, 18 September 2000)

5. Lim vs. Rodrigo (GR 76974, 18 November 1988)

6. Philippine Commercial Industrial Bank vs. CA (GR 121413, 29 January 2001)

7. Vaca vs. CA (GR 43596, 31 October 1936)