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Vicente Dy Sun Vs. Ricardo Brillantes, Et Al. 093 Phil 175

VICENTE DY SUN, petitioner, vs. RICARDO BRILLANTES and the COURT OF APPEALS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-4478 | 1953-05-27

D E C I S I O N


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

This is a petition for review of a decision of the Court of Appeals holding in effect that plaintiff has no cause of action to institute the present case for unlawful detainer against defendant.

On September 11, 1947, petitioner filed a complaint for unlawful detainer in the Justice of the Peace Court of Caloocan, Rizal, against respondent over a parcel of land situated in said municipality. The complaint was dismissed on the ground that petitioner, being a Chinese citizen, has no right to acquire the land in question.

The Court of First Instance of Rizal affirmed the judgment of the Justice of the...