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Salvador et al. vs. Patricia Inc.

GUILLERMO SALVADOR, REMEDIOS CASTRO, represented by PAZ "CHIT" CASTRO, LEONILA GUEVARRA, FELIPE MARIANO, RICARDO DE GUZMAN, VIRGILIO JIMENEZ, represented by JOSIE JIMENEZ, ASUNCION JUAMIZ, ROLANDO BATANG, CARMENCITA SAMSON, AUGUSTO TORTOSA, represented by FERNANDO TORTOSA, SUSANA MORANTE, LUZVIMINDA BULARAN, LUZ OROZCO, JOSE SAPICO, LEONARDO PALAD, ABEL BAKING, represented by ABELINA BAKING, GRACIANO ARNALDO, represented by LUDY ARNALDO, JUDITH HIDALGO, and IGMIDIO JUSTINIANO, CIRIACO MIJARES, represented by FREDEZWINDA MIJARES, JENNIFER MORANTE, TERESITA DIALA, and ANITA P. SALAR, Petitioners, vs. PATRICIA, INC., Respondent, x----------------------------------------------x THE CITY OF MANILA and CIRIACO C. MIJARES, Intervenors-Appellees. Present: SERENO, C.J, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA,JJ

G.R. No. 195834 | 2016-11-09

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
Jurisdiction over a real action is determined based on the allegations in the complaint of the assessed value of the property involved. The silence of the complaint on such value is ground to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction because the trial court is not given the basis for making the determination. 
 
The Case
 
For review is the decision promulgated on June 25, 20101 and the resolution promulgated on February 16, 2011 in CA-G.R. CV No. 86735,2 whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissed the petitioners'...