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Lesaca, Eduardo M. vs. Serafin R. Cuevas, et al.

EDUARDO M. LESACA, petitioner, vs. HON. SERAFIN R. CUEVAS, as Judge CFI of Manila, Branch IV, ET AL., respondents.

G.R. No. L-48419 | 1983-10-27

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is a petition for review of the decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch IV, which dismissed the complaint in the ejectment case earlier filed with the City Court of Manila, Branch XIII. The respondent court reversed the decision of the city court after finding the latter without jurisdiction over the case on the ground that no demand was made by petitioner as required by Section 2, Rule 70 of the Rules of Court. On a finding that only a question of law was involved, the Court of Appeals certified the case to us for decision.

Petitioner Eduardo M. Lesaca is the owner of the...