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Judith, et al vs. Abragan, et al

JAMES JUDITH, MANUEL JUDITH AND TERESITA JUDITH LOZADA, plaintiffs-appellants, vs. MELCHOR ABRAGAN AND CONCHITA DE ABRAGAN, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-41162 | 1975-09-05

D E C I S I O N

MARTIN, J:

Certified to Us for disposition, on the sole question of jurisdiction is the appeal before the Court of Appeals of the decision of the Court of First Instance of Misamis Oriental in Civil Case No. 2768 entitled "Judith, et al. vs. Abragan, et al.," dismissing the case of illegal detainer filed by the plaintiffs against the defendants.

On October 27, 1964, plaintiffs acquired by virtue of a deed of sale, a building (house-store) and two lots for the sum of P12,580.00. After buying the property, they in turn leased it to the defendants; that after sometime the defendants failed to pay the corresponding monthly...