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Cruz, Felipe V. vs. Isaac S. Puno, Jr.

FELIPE V. CRUZ, petitioner, vs. Hon. ISAAC S. PUNO, JR., as Judge, CFI of Manila, Branch XXXV, et al., respondents.

G.R. No. L-50998 | 1983-01-31

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

This case was certified to this Court by the Court of Appeals the issue raised being purely legal.

The pertinent facts, quoting from the appealed decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila presided over by the late Judge Isaac Puno, are as follows:

"In a complaint filed on December 2, 1975, plaintiff Felipe V. Cruz asserted that he is the lessor of that one-door apartment located at 3517-A Padre Pelaez Street, Sampaloc, Manila, which is being leased and occupied by defendants Rogelio Gundayao and Erlinda T. Gundayao. The lease is on a month-to-month basis and may be terminated by either party by...