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Federation of Free Farmers,et al vs. Ericta,et al.

FEDERATION OF FREE FARMERS, JEREMIAS U. MONTEMAYOR, EDGARDO M. VIRI?A, and FAUSTINO F. BONIFACIO, JR., petitioners, vs. HON. VICENTE G. ERICTA, as Presiding Judge of the Court of First Instance of Quezon City, Branch XVIII, MANUEL E. MONDEJAR, JR., LUDOVI

G.R. No. L-38861 | 1976-10-29

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

It was the refusal of the then Court of First Instance Judge Vicente G. Ericta, now an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals, to dismiss an action for quo warranto and damages pending in his sala filed by private respondents 1 that led to the institution of this certiorari and prohibition proceeding by the Federation of Free Farmers and petitioners Jeremias U. Montemayor, Edgar M. Viriña, and Faustino F. Bonifacio, Jr. 2 The jurisdiction of respondent Judge is assailed on the ground that the dispute between the private parties dealt solely with alleged violations of the by-laws of a labor...