REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

DAVAO JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 13

RAMON KHALIL C. ERUM IV,

Plaintiff,

- versus - Civil Case No. 20-200

For: Collection of sum
of money

SPOUSES MARK AND MAUI TAYLOR

Defendants.
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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT
OF
DEFENDANT MAUI TAYLOR

This Judicial Affidavit of MAUI TAYLOR is executed to serve her direct

testimony in the instant case.

I, MAUI TAYLOR, of legal age, married, and living at Unit 666, Gold
Walrus Condominium, Davao, defendant in this case, state under oath as
follows:

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

The person examining me is Atty. LYNDZELLE JANE D. PANIZA with office

address at Paniza and Associates Law Office, No. 1000 Paniza Bldg.,
Paniza Avenue, Davao City. The examination is being held at the same
address. I am answering her questions fully conscious that I do so under
oath and may face criminal liability for false testimony and perjury.
PURPOSE: This affidavit/testimony of defendant MAUI TAYLOR is being
offered to prove that the plaintiff RAMON KHALIL C. ERUM IV and co-
defendant and spouse, MARK TAYLOR, did not enter into a Contract of
Loan, and assuming that they did, herein defendant has no knowledge
and/or participation to the said transaction alleged in the subject
complaint.

Defendant will also prove that the checks, allegedly issued for security of
the alleged loan, which is in her name, were not issued by her for the
said purpose.

1. Q. Please state your name and other personal circumstances for

the record.
A. I am MAUI TAYLOR, a Filipino and of legal age. I am
married to Han Solo. I live at Unit 666, Golden Walrus
Condominium, Davao City.

2. Q. Do you know why you are here?

A. Yes, because I am one of the defendants in a suit filed by Mr. Ramon
Khalil C. Erum IV.

3. Q. Do you know Mr. Erum?

A. No, Maam.

4. Q. But have you met him personally?

A. No, Maam.

5. Q. What is the job of your spouse?

A. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Flying House Inc.

6. Q. Do you know his relationship or connection with Mr. Erum?

A. No, Maam.

7. Q. But with the best of your knowledge, what kind of transaction

did your husband and Mr. Erum entered into?
A. An investment.

8. Q. I am showing you this document, herein referred to as “Exhibit

 C.” Do you know this document?
A. Yes Maam.

9. Q. What is this document?

A. The checks named in my account.

10. Q. Who signed this document?

A. Myself.

11. Q. What is your purpose for signing it?

A. It was intended for the payment for a spaceship we are planning
to buy.

12. Q. According to the information, these checks were actually lost?

A. Yes, Maam.

13. Q. How was it lost?

A. My husband, after attending a stag party, left the envelope
containing such checks.

14. Q. Then, what happened?

A. My husband called me that the checks were lost.

15. Q. What did you do after knowing the lost of the checks?
A. I called my bank, informed the Manager that said check were
lost. I also sent them a letter informing the same and requested
for “stop payment” for the lost checks to which the bank in a
letter acknowledged.

16. Q. Do you have proof of such acknowledgment?

A. Yes Maam. I have the bank’s acknowledgment letter (Annex “5”).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 15 th day

of February 2016.

Maui Taylor(sgd.)
Affiant
 SWORN ATTESTATION

The undersigned hereby attests that, as counsel of the witness, he

faithfully recorded the questions he asked and the corresponding
answer of the witness and that he did not coached the witness’ answers
to the questions propounded.

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