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PENTA PACIFIC REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. LEY CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.

PENTA PACIFIC REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. LEY CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 161589 | 2014-11-24

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

BERSAMIN, J.:

Jurisdiction over the subject matter of an action is determined from the allegations of the initiatory pleading.

The Case
 
Under review is the decision promulgated on October 9, 2003,1 whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the judgment rendered on June 10, 2002 by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 58, in Makati City2 nullifying for lack of jurisdiction the decision rendered on January 12, 2000 by the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC), Branch 64, in Makati City.3

Antecedents
 
The petitioner owned the 25th floor of the Pacific Star Building located in Makati City with an...