UNITED STATES v. CLARIN Peñafiel G.R. No. 5840, Sept. 17, 1910 Plaintiff: The United States Defendant: !se"io #la$in Do%t$ine: The a%tion of a pa$tne$ &ho f!$nished the %apital fo$ the $e%o'e$( of his )one( is N*T a %$i)inal a%tion fo$ estafa, "!t estafa, "!t a %i'il one a$isin+ f$o) the pa$tne$ship %ont$a%t fo$ a li!idation of the pa$tne$ship and a le'( on its assets if the$e sho!ld "e an(.
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Ped$o Ped$o Larin Larin deli'e$ed deli'e$ed to Ped$o Tarug Tarug P17.00 in o$de$ fo$ Ta$!+, !se"io !se"io Clarin Clarin and #a$los #a$los de Guzman to Guzman to "!( and sell )an+oes, "elie'in+ that he %o!ld )a/e so)e )one( o!t of the "!siness. a$in )ade an a+$ee)ent &ith the )en that the p$ofits &ill "e di'ided e!all( a)on+ the 4 of the). Ta$!+, Ta$!+, #la$in, de G!2)an t$aded in )an+oes and o"tained P0.003 ho&e'e$, the( did not %o)pl( &ith the te$)s of the %ont$a%t that is, to deli'e$ to a$in his half of the p$ofits. The( also did not $ende$ hi) an( a%%o!nt of the %apital. This led a$in to %ha$+e the) &ith the estafa, estafa, "!t the p$o'in%ial fis%al filed an info$)atio info$)ation n onl( a+ainst a+ainst #la$in. #la$in. #la$in &as a%%!sed a%%!sed of app$op$iatin+ to hi)self not onl( P17.00 "!t also the sha$e of p$ofits that "elon+ed to a$in, a)o!ntin+ to P15.50.
The t$ial %o!$t %ha$+ed #la$in &ith estafa and estafa and o$de$ed hi) to $et!$n to a$in P17.00 and P0.50 as a$ins sha$e to the p$ofits. #la$in appealed. 6en%e, this %ase. ss!e: *N #la$in is +!ilt( of estafa estafa N*. 6eld: •
The #o!$t held that &hen t&o o$ )o$e pe$sons "ind the)sel'es to %ont$i"!te )one(, p$ope$t(, o$ ind!st$( to a %o))on f!nd, &ith the
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intention intention of di'idin+ di'idin+ the p$ofits p$ofits a)on+ a)on+ the)sel' the)sel'es, es, a %ont$a%t %ont$a%t of pa$tne$ship is fo$)ed ;<$t. 11=5, ##>. hen a$in p!t the P17.00 into the pa$tne$ship, he in'ested his %apital &ith the $is/s o$ "enefits of the "!siness of the p!$%hase and sale of )an+oes, and, e'en tho!+h he had $ese$'ed the %apital and %on'e(ed onl( the !s!f$!%t of his )one(, it &o!ld not de'ol'e !pon his pa$tne$s to $et!$n his %apital to hi), "!t !pon the pa$tne$ship of &hi%h he hi)self fo$)ed pa$t. The P17.00 ha'in+ "een $e%ei'ed "( the pa$tne$ship, the "!siness %o))en%ed and p$ofits a%%$!ed, the a%tion that lies &ith the pa$tne$ &ho f!$nished the %apital fo$ the $e%o'e$( of his )one( is N*T a %$i)inal a%tion fo$ estafa, "!t one a$isin+ f$o) the pa$tne$ship estafa, "!t a civil one a$isin+ %ont$a%t fo$ a li!idation of the pa$tne$ship and a le'( on its assets if the$e sho!ld "e an(. The p$o'ision of estafa in estafa in the Penal #ode does not in%l!de )one( $e%ei'ed fo$ a pa$tne$ship3 pa$tne$ship 3 othe$&ise the $es!lt &o!ld "e that, if the pa$tne$ship, instead of o"tainin+ p$ofits, s!ffe$ed losses, as it %o!ld not "e held lia"le %i'ill( fo$ the sha$e of the %apitalist pa$tne$ &ho $ese$'ed the o&ne$ship of the )one( "$o!+ht in "( hi), it &o!ld ha'e ha'e to ans&e$ ans&e$ to the %ha$+e %ha$+e of estafa, fo$ &hi% &hi%h h it &o!ld &o!ld "e estafa, fo$ s!ff s!ffi% i%ie ient nt to a$+! a$+!e e that that the the pa$t pa$tne ne$s $shi hip p had had $e%e $e%ei' i'ed ed the the )one( under obligation to return it .
#on%l!si'el(, #la$in *N he &as a%!itted. P$o'ision: ?&ho, to the p$e@!di%e of anothe$, shall app$op$iate o$ )isappl( an( )one(, )one(, +oods, o$ an( /ind of pe$sonal pe$sonal p$ope$t( p$ope$t( &hi%h the( )a( ha'e $e%ei'ed $e%ei'ed as a deposit deposit on %o))issi %o))ission on fo$ ad)inist$ ad)inist$ation ation o$ in an( othe$ %ha$a%te$ p$od!%in+ the o"li+ation to deli'e$ o$ $et!$n the sa)e,? ;as, fo$ eAa)ple, in commodatum, commodatum, precarium, precarium, and othe$ !nilate$al %ont$a%ts &hi%h $e!i$e the $et!$n of the sa)e thin+ $e%ei'ed>.
