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Sps. Rebamonte vs. Sps. Lucero

SPS. LINO REBAMONTE, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS COMPULSORY HEIRS NAMELY: LUZVIMINDA R. PANISA, TERYLI M. REBAMONTE, NAIDA R. CERVANTES, JOEREL M. REBAMONTE, AND HEIRS OF JEMUEL M. REBAMONTE, REPRESENTED BY JUDITH ANN O. REBAMONTE, AND TERESITA M. REBAMONTE, PETITIONERS, V. SPS. GUILLERMO LUCERO AND GENOVEVA S. LUCERO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 237812 | 2019-10-02

D E C I S I O N
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
Because of the elementary rule that jurisdiction over the subject matter is conferred by law, jurisdiction cannot be bargained away by the litigant-parties. Otherwise stated, as a general rule, a party cannot be estopped in raising the ground of lack of jurisdiction. And such ground may be raised at any stage of the proceedings, whether during trial or on appeal. Nevertheless, it is well-established in our jurisprudence that, upon the existence of certain exceptional circumstances, a party is deemed to have waived his or her right to raise the ground of lack of jurisdiction. In the instant case, it is...