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Borje vs. Court of First Instnace of Misamis Occidental

ATTY. DOMINADOR B. BORJE, petitioner, vs. HON. COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, BRANCH II, VIOLETA GALICINAO; MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL WATER DISTRICT, and THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, respondents.

G.R. No. L-48315 | 1979-02-27

D E C I S I O N

GUERRERO, J:

The cause for certiorari and/or mandamus brought to the attention of this Court in this case is the alleged grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack of jurisdiction of respondent Court of First Instance of Misamis Occidental, Branch II, for dismissing the complaint for damages of petitioner in Civil Case No. OZ 686, entitled "Atty. Dominador B. Borje vs. Violeta Galicinao, et al." without conducting any hearing despite the existence of controverted facts that needed to be proved.

Petitioner alleged that he is the counsel of the water consuming public of Ozamiz City who were indignant against the increase...