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Jose Ching vs. Antonio Q. Malaya

JOSE CHING and CARIDAD CHING, petitioners, vs. HON. ANTONIO Q. MALAYA, as Presiding Judge of the CFI of Laguna, Branch IV, Hon. MAXIMIANO C. ASUNCION, as Presiding Judge of the CFI of Laguna Branch II, and Spouses CESAR ALVARADO and ARACELI ALVARADO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-56449 | 1987-08-31

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

This petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeks a reversal of the decision of the respondent court nullifying the judgment of the municipal court in a forcible entry case on the ground of lack of jurisdiction.

The petitioners had alleged in their complaint for ejectment that the private respondents had forced their way into the disputed premises without any right whatsoever and had refused to vacate the same despite repeated demands. These demands were based on the petitioners' claim that they were the owners of the said property, having acquired it by virtue of a valid sale. The private...