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Mla. Railroad Co., Et Al Vs. Hon. Isidro Paredes 031 Phil 118

THE MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY and THE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONERS, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE ISIDRO PAREDES, judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District, THE TAYABAS LAND COMPANY, THE TAYABAS LAND COMPANY & LIM, LEONCIO SE?A, and ESTEBAN CATALLA, respondents.

G.R. No. 10713 | 1915-03-31

D E C I S I O N


PER CURIAM :

With the expectation of writing later a more extended opinion sustaining the judgment about to be pronounced, the court for the present declares that it finds the demurrer to the complaint to be unfounded and the motion to dissolve the injunction without basis.

The basis of this decision is that the court had no authority to increase the amount of the deposit required of the railroad company and its attempt to do so was in excess of its jurisdiction.

The demurrer is overruled and the defendants are given ten days within which to answer. On failure to answer, the plaintiffs will be entitled to the relief...