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Georg Grotjahn Gmbh & Co Vs. Lucia Violago Isnani, Et Al.

GEORG GROTJAHN GMBH & CO., petitioner, vs. HON. LUCIA VIOLAGO ISNANI, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Makati, Br. 59; ROMANA R. LANCHINEBRE; and TEOFILO A. LANCHINEBRE, respondents.

G.R. No. 109272 | 1994-08-10

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, J.:

Petitioner impugns the dismissal of its Complaint for a sum of money by the respondent judge for lack of jurisdiction and lack of capacity to sue.

The records show that petitioner is a multinational company organized and existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. On July 6, 1983, petitioner filed an application, dated July 2, 1983, 1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the establishment of a regional or area headquarters in the Philippines, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 218. The application was approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) on September 6, 1983....