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Metropolitan Cebu Water Destrict Vs. J. King and Sons Company, Inc

METROPOLITAN CEBU WATER DISTRICT (MCWD), Petitioner, versus J. KING AND SONS COMPANY, INC., Respondent.

G.R. No. 175983 | 2009-04-16

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

Before us is a Rule 45 petition[1] which seeks the reversal of the decision[2] and resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CEB-SP No. 00810. The Court of Appeals' decision nullified the orders[4] and the writ of possession[5] issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City, Branch 23, allowing petitioner to take possession of respondent's property.

Petitioner Metropolitan Cebu Water District is a government-owned and controlled corporation created pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 198, as amended. Among its purposes are to acquire, install, improve, maintain and operate water supply and...