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Anita G. Torres, et al. Vs. Nora S. Yu, et al.

ANITA G. TORRES and LAZARO TORRES, petitioners, vs. NORA S. YU, JOSE B. YU and COURT OF APPEALS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-42626 | 1982-12-08

D E C I S I O N


AQUINO, J.:

This case is about the much discussed and vexed question as to the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals under section 45 of the Judiciary Law, as amended by Republic Act No. 6031, to review the decision of the Court of First Instance in cases exclusively cognizable by an inferior court.

The municipal court of Lingayen, Pangasinan in its decision dated September 1, 1975 in an ejectment suit, Civil Case No. 3509, ordered the Yu spouses to vacate the one-third portion on the southern side of Stall No. 1 of the Lingayen Central Market and to pay the spouses Anita G. Torres and Lazaro Torres the sum of ninety...