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Norberto Rimasug, et al., vs. Melencio Martin, et al.

NORBERTO RIMASUG, JOSE POLICINA, HERIBERTO DE LEON, GENEROSO SILANG, JESUS DEL MUNDO, PAULINO OLIVARES, LEONARDO CRUZ, DIONISIO ATIENZA AND NATIVIDAD HERMOSO, Petitioners, versus MELENCIO MARTIN, BERNARDO SANTIAGO and JUAN BAUTISTA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 160118 | 2005-11-22

D E C I S I O N 

CARPIO MORALES, J.: 

Finding herein respondents to be agricultural lessees and thus concluding that the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Guiguinto, Bulacan had no jurisdiction over the complaint for ejectment against them, the Court of Appeals, by Decision[1] of July 15, 2003 and Resolution[2] of October 2, 2003 rendered in CA-G.R. SP No. 75559, reversed the Decision[3] of Branch 82, Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malolos, Bulacan affirming that of the MTC which held that it had jurisdiction over the complaint and, on the merits, ordered the ejectment of respondents. 

Petitioners Norberto Rimasug, Jose Policina,...