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Remedios Caburnay, et al. vs. Carmen Vda. De Ongsiako, et al.

REMEDIOS CABURNAY and PRIVIES, petitioners, vs. CARMEN VDA. DE ONGSIAKO and HON. PEDRO A. RAMIREZ, Judge of the Court of First Instance of Manila, respondents.

G.R. No. L-57321 | 1982-02-24

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

The petition in this case seeks to review the decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch XXX, which affirmed a judgment of the City Court of Manila, Branch VII. The petition has been filed under Sec. 45 of the Judiciary Act of 1948, as amended, the relevant provisions of which stipulate the following:

"Sec. 45. Appellate jurisdiction. - . . .

"In cases falling under the exclusive original jurisdiction of municipal and city courts which are appealed to the courts of first instance, the decision of the latter shall be final: . . . Provided, however, That the Supreme Court in its discretion...