De Tavera v. Philippine Tuberculosis SocietyFACTS: Appellant was Executive Secretary of the Philippine Tuberculosis Society (Society for shortuntil the past !oar" of Directors "eclare" her position vacant on #ay $%& '%()& an" seven of the"irectors appointe" Alberto *o+ulo to the position. #ore than one year after her re+oval&appellant ,le" a co+plaint with the trial court a-ainst the sai" appointin- "irectors& the Society&the new !oar" of Directors& an" Alberto *o+ulo& .uestionin- the le-ality of her su++ary cutterfro+ her o/ce an" see0in- reinstate+ent thereto1 conten"in- That the action of the past !oar"was a nullity since four of the "irectors were not .uali,e" to be elevate" to the position becausethey were not +e+bers of the Society1 an" clai+in- that the re+oval was in violation of herri-hts un"er the !y23aws of the Society& the 4ew Civil Co"e& an" the 4ew Constitution& whichthereby ren"ere" the in"ivi"uals responsible therefor& countable for "a+a-es. The trial courtren"ere" a "ecision hol"in- that the suit was one for .uo warranto an" has thus prescribe"1 that&nevertheless& appellant ha" not been ille-ally re+ove" because she was hol"in- an appoint+entat the pleasure of the !oar"& te+porary in nature& an" ter+inable at any ti+e1 an"& that the.uali,cations of the +e+bers of the !oar" coul" not be attac0e" collaterally. Appellant appeale"to the Court of Appeals& but the sa+e was certi,e" to the Supre+e Court as only .uestions o5aw were involve"6SS7E: 894 The appellant can clai+ "a+a-es un"er the new civil co"e: 2 4;