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Heirs of Demetrio Melchor, represented by Cleto Melchor Vs. Julio Melchor.

HEIRS OF DEMETRIO MELCHOR, represented by CLETO MELCHOR, petitioners, vs. JULIO MELCHOR, respondent.

G.R. No. 150633 | 2003-11-12

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The Municipal Trial Court would not have jurisdiction over a purported unlawful detainer suit, if the complaint fails to allege jurisdictional facts.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to nullify the August 16, 2001 Decision[2] and the October 18, 2001 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR SP No. 63465. The dispositive portion of the assailed Decision is as follows:

"WHEREFORE, premises considered, the present petition is hereby DENIED DUE COURSE and accordingly DISMISSED, for lack of merit. The Joint Decision dated...