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Constantino Espiritu vs CA, et al.

CONSTANCIO ESPIRITU, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. AMADO CALDERON, in his capacity as Presiding Judge, RTC - Br. 8, Malolos, Bulacan, GIDEON NATIVIDAD and JOSE CAYSIP, respondents.

G.R. No. 125473 | 1999-06-29

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari seeks the reversal of the decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. No. SP 36724 which declared the decision of the Municipal Trial Court of Baliuag, Bulacan, in Civil Case No. 1809, and of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 8, Malolos, Bulacan, in Civil Case No. 586-M-94, null and void for having been rendered without jurisdiction.

On 6 January 1994 petitioner Constancio Espiritu lodged a complaint against private respondents Gideon Natividad and Jose Caysip with the Municipal Trial Court of Baliuag, Bulacan, for unlawful detainer and recovery of reasonable rentals...