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George V. Benedicto vs. Hon. Court of Appeals, et al

GEORGE V. BENEDICTO, Petitioner, versus HON. COURT OF APPEALS and ROMEO G. CHUA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 157604 | 2005-10-19

D E C I S I O N 


QUISUMBING, J.: 

This special civil action for certiorari and prohibition seeks to annul the Resolution,[1] dated March 21, 2003, of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 73919 for grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction. 

The antecedent facts, as culled from the records, are as follows: 

Petitioner George V. Benedicto is the owner of a parcel of land with an area of 736 square meters located in Carlos Hilado Highway, Bacolod City. He entered into a contract of lease with private respondent Romeo G. Chua on October 15, 2000. Under the contract, the lease was to start on...