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Cortez, Ricardo , et al. Vs. Serafin E. Camilon, et al.

SPOUSES RICARDO and LOURDES CORTEZ, petitioners, vs. JUDGE SERAFIN E. CAMILON, Presiding Judge of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Pasig Branch VIII and RECAREDO CORONEL, respondents.

G.R. No. L-56135 | 1983-09-29

D E C I S I O N


AQUINO, J.:

This is an appeal on a question of law under' Republic Act No. 5440 from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Pasig Branch VIII, ejecting the Cortez spouses from the apartment known as 4541-D Quintos Street, Makati, Metro Manila. The Court of First Instance affirmed the judgment of the Makati municipal court.

The ground for ejectment is the lessor's need of the apartment for the use of his daughter, Grace Coronel-Valdez, who is residing with her in-laws also on Quintos Street. We gave due course to the petition because of the tenants' contention that ground for ejectment applies only to...