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Alfredo Arroz vs. Joaquina A. Alojado, Et Al.

ALFREDO ARROZ, plaintiff-appellant, vs. JOAQUINA A. ALOJADO, ET AL., defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-22153 | 1967-03-31

D E C I S I O N 


REGALA, J.: 

The Court of First Instance of Palawan dismissed the complaint filed in Civil Case No. 397 (Alfredo Arroz vs. Joaquina A. Alojado, et al) on the ground that the case falls properly under the jurisdiction of the Justice of the Peace Court (now Municipal Court). The plaintiff has appealed, claiming that the Court of First Instance has jurisdiction over the case since the complaint prays for the specific performance of an obligation. 

The complaint in question alleges: 

"2. That November 10, 1961, at Brooke's Point, Palawan, the defendant entered into a contract with the plaintiff whereby the...