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Ramos vs. Potenciano

CELESTINA B. RAMOS and DE DIOS RAMOS, petitioners, vs. LAUREANO and ESPERANZA POTENCIANO, spouses; LAND TENURE ADMINISTRATION (now LAND AUTHORITY), represented by the Administrator, MANUEL CASTA?EDA, JULLAN U. DE VERA, WALFRIDO DE LOS ANGELES, LEONARDO ES

G.R. No. L-27104 | 1976-12-20

D E C I S I O N

MAKASIAR, J:

Appeal by certiorari from the order of the Court of First Instance of Manila dated December 7, 1964, dismissing petitioners' complaint in Civil Case No. 43738 entitled "Celestina B. Ramos and De Dios Ramos vs. Laureano and Esperanza Potenciano" (pp. 115-119, ROA; p. 9, rec.) Petitioners maintain that:

"The lower court erred in issuing the order of 7 December 1965 (should have been 1964) and dismissing the complaint on mere motion of defendants and in not trying the case on the merits" (p. 1, Appellants' Brief; p. 40, rec.).

The dispute began when on January 28, 1957, plaintiff Celestina B. Ramos filed with...