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Intramuros Administration vs. Offshore Construction Development Company

INTRAMUROS ADMINISTRATION, Petitioner vs. OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Respondent

G.R. No. 196795 | 2018-03-07

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The sole issue in ejectment proceedings is determining which of the parties has the better right to physical possession of a piece of property. The defendant's claims and allegations in its answer or motion to dismiss do not oust a trial court's jurisdiction to resolve this issue.
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari1 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the April 14, 2011 Decision2 of Branch 173, Regional Trial Court, Manila in Civil Case No. 10-124740. The Regional Trial Court...