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Velasquez, Maria , et al. Vs. William George, et al.

MARIA VELASQUEZ, MARY GEORGE, NELLIE GEORGE, NOBLE GEORGE, and MAYBELLE GEORGE, plaintiffs-appellants, vs. WILLIAM GEORGE, ROBERT GEORGE, ANDRES MU?OZ, ISAGANI BRI?AS and CIRILO ASPERILLA, defendants-appellees, ERLINDA VILLANUEVA, mortgagee-defendant-appellee. Moises B. Ramos for plaintiffs-appellants. Teresita G. Oledan for defendants-appellees W. George, R. George and Andres Mu?oz. Isagani Bri?as and Rogel Atienza for defendant-appellee Bri?as. Eladio B. Samson for mortgagee-defendant-appellee Erlinda Villanueva.

G.R. No. L-62376 | 1983-10-27

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

Plaintiffs-appellants Maria Velasquez Vda. de George and her children, Mary, Nellie, Noble and Maybelle, all surnamed George, appealed from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Bulacan, which dismissed their complaint for lack of jurisdiction. According to the trial court, the case falls within the original and exclusive jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The appeal was certified to us by the Court of Appeals as one involving a pure question of law.

The plaintiffs-appellants are the widow and legitimate children of the late Benjamin B. George whose estate is under...