8 easy ways to do a law digest

1. Read the whole case. No shortcut

The shortcut:

2. Jot down facts and issues while reading.

3. Start your digest with the title of the case, citation, date, and ponente (SC justice who wrote the
majority opinion).
4. Divide your digest into FACTS, ISSUE(S), and RULING sections.
5. Fill in the section on facts w/ the ones you chose earlier. Make sure that the sentences flow with
each other. You’re telling a story of…
6. Fill in the issue section. The “whether or not x x x” is the easiest to formulate. Some cases have
just one issue, some have many.
7. Fill in the section on the court’s ruling. How did the court resolve the issue? What was the
reasoning behind the ruling?
8. Your digest is finished. On to the next case!

People vs. Bon, G.R. No. 166401, 30 October 2006

FACTS

ISSUE

RULING