Back

Eastern Shipping Lines, Inc. vs CA And Manila Gas Corporation

EASTERN SHIPPING LINES, INC., petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and MANILA GAS CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 136080 | 2002-01-16

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

The Case

The case is a petition for review on certiorari of the decision of the Court of Appeals[1] which reversed that of the Regional Trial Court, Manila[2] directing the Metropolitan Trial Court, Manila to hold in abeyance the enforcement of its decision[3] for ejectment, pending the rendition of decision in civil cases involving the same parties on the issue of ownership of the subject property.

The Facts

The facts, as found by the Court of Appeals, are as follows:

"Manila Gas Corporation (petitioner), a government controlled corporation, is the owner of a parcel of land situated at the eastern side of Sanciangco...