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DelaRosavOrtegaGoCotay

No.24243;15January1926;Gancayco,J.

FACTS:
1. GoLioandVicenteGoSengcoformedasocietyforthepurchaseandsaleofarticlesofcommerceandopeneda
storeinSanIsidro,NuevaEcija
2. GoLiowenttoChinaanddiedthereleavingawidowand3children,oneofwhomcametothePhilippinesand
filedapetitionfortheappointmentofIldefonsodelaRosa(PLAINTIFF)asadministratoroftheintestateestate
ofhisdeceasedfather.ThepetitionwasgrantedbytheCFIofNuevaEcija
3. VicenteGoSengcoalsodiedandhissonEnriqueOrtegaGoCatay(DEFENDANT)tookchargeofthebusiness
4. EnriqueOrtegarefusedtowindupthebusinessanddelivertoDelaRosatheportioncorrespondingtothe
deceasedGoLio.Heallegedthatthebusinessishisexclusively
5. ThispromptedDeLaRosatofileacomplaintagainstEnriqueOrtega.DeLaRosaalsoprayedthathebe
appointedasreceiverforthepropertyofthepartnership.Defendantopposedtheprayer.
6. TheCFIappointed3commissionerstomakeaninventory,liquidateanddeterminethehalfbelongingtothe
plaintiff.Thecommissionerssubmittedareportshowingthatthebusinessshowednetprofitsfrom19131917
amountingtoP25,038.70
7. August3,1918:InordertopreventJustoCaboChan(oneofthecommissioners)fromassumingthepositionof
receiverpursuanttotheorderofthecourt,thedefendantfiledabondinthesumofP10,000.
8. Inviewoftheappealtakenbydefendant,thepartiesagreedtosuspendtheliquidationorderedbythelower
courtandthedefendantwasauthorizedtocontinueinthepossessionofthepropertyinlitigationaftergivinga
P25,000bondcancellingtheP10,000bond.
9. Aftertrial,thelowercourtadoptedthereportmadebyJustoCaboChanwhichshowedthatthebusiness
sufferedanetlossamountingtoP89,099.22andrejectedthereportofthetwoothercommissioners.
10. Becauseoftheloss,theplaintiffhadnothingtorecoverfromdefendantastherewasnoprofittodivide.The
reportsshowedthestatusofthebusinessfrom19191922(Loseswereincurred1918onwards)

ISSUE:
WONthelossshouldbebornebythepartnershipNO.Thedefendantaloneshouldbeartheloss

HELD:
DefendantshouldpaytheplaintiffP30,299.14ashissharebeforeAugust3,1918.

RATIO:
1. InAugust3,1918,thedefendantassumedcompleteresponsibilityforthebusinesswhenheobjectedtothe
appointmentofareceiverandevengivingabond.
a) Fromthatpointforward,hisactswerenolongerthatofamanagingpartnerbindingagainstthepartnership.
HebecameareceiverwhoseauthorityisprovidedforinSection175oftheCodeofCivilProcedure
b) AccordingtotheCode,areceiverhasnorighttocarryonandconductabusinessunlessheisauthorizedor
directedbythecourttodoso.Hisroleistotakeandpreservetheproperty.
c) Sincehewasnotauthorizedbythecourttocontinuethebusinessofthepartnershipinliquidation,heis
personallyliableforthelossesthatthebusinesshadsustainedafterhebecameareceiver
d) Thepartnershipthereforeisnotliablefortheactsofthedefendantinconnectionwiththemanagementof
thebusinessafterAugust3,1918.
2. ThecourtaddedtheCapitalofthepartnershipandprofitsuntilthefirstsemesterof1918toamountto
P60,598.28.OnehalfofthetotalisP30,299.14whichpertainstotheestateofGoLio.

SIDENOTES:
3. Theassetsofthepartnership,aswellasthevalueofitsproperty,couldnotbedeterminedwhenmakingthe
liquidationbecausetherewasnoinventoryhenceitwasnotpossibletodeterminethecapitalofthe
partnership.Theplaintiffhoweveragreedtoconsidertheinitialcapitalasthecapitalatthetimeofwindingup
ofthebusiness.

4. Itwasalsodifficultforthecourttodeterminenetprofitsearlierthan1912becausesomeofthebooksof
accountweredestroyedbyanay.TheSCcomputedthenetprofitsbasedontheaveragenetprofitin1913
onwards.

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