Filipina Wife No Longer Guilty of Adultery
Case: People vs Sansano and Ramos 59 Phil. 73
Facts of the Case: A and B, husband and wife, respectively, were legally married. Later, B abandoned A. B Lived with C. A did nothing to interfere with the relations of his wife and her paramour. He event went to Hawaii, completely abandoning his wife B for more than seven years. Later, A returned and charged B and C with adultery.
Issue: Is B guilty of adultery?
Decision of the Supreme Court: B should be acquitted because A's conduct warranted the inference that in truth, as well as in fact, he had consented to the philandering of his wife.
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