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Pablo De Jesus, Et Al. vs. Hon. Gregorio N. Garcia, Et Al.

PABLO DE JESUS, ENGRACIA DE JESUS and MANUEL DE JESUS, petitioners, vs. HON. GREGORIO N. GARCIA, Judge of the City Court of Manila, Branch 1, THE SHELL COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINES, LTD., MAXIMA DE JESUS and SALVADOR BARRIOS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-26816 | 1967-02-28

D E C I S I O N 


SANCHEZ, J.: 

Before us, upon an original action of certiorari and prohibition, are two jurisdictional issues: first, jurisdiction over the subject matter; and second, the power of the city Court of Manila to issue a writ of preliminary or final injunction - upon the factual averments hereinafter to be recited. The problem cropped up because petitioners' motion to dismiss the complaint and to dissolve the writ of preliminary injunction upon the above grounds, in the case filed by principal individual respondents against them in the city court, 1 was denied, and their motion to reconsider rejected. 

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