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Bible Baptist Church and Pastor Reuben Belmonte vs CA and Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Tito Medina Villanueva

BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH and PASTOR REUBEN BELMONTE, Petitioners, versus COURT OF APPEALS and MR. & MRS. ELMER TITO MEDINA VILLANUEVA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 126454 | 2004-11-26

DECISION



AZCUNA, J.:



This petition for review on certiorari seeks to annul the Decision[1] dated August 7, 1996, of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 45956, and its Resolution[2] dated September 12, 1996, denying reconsideration of the decision. In the questioned issuances, the Court of Appeals affirmed the Decision[3] dated June 8, 1993, of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 3, in Civil Case No. 90-55437.

The antecedents are:



On June 7, 1985, the Bible Baptist Church (petitioner Baptist Church) entered into a contract of lease[4] with Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Tito Medina Villanueva (respondent spouses Villanueva). The...