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Iniego vs. Purganan

ARTEMIO INIEGO, Petitioner, vs. The HONORABLE JUDGE GUILLERMO G. PURGANAN, in his official capacity as Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 42, City of Manila, and FOKKER C. SANTOS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 166876 | 2006-03-24

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
CHICO-NAZARIO, J.: 
 
For this Court to grant this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, petitioner has to persuade us on two engaging questions of law. First, he has to convince us that actions for damages based on quasi-delict are actions that are capable of pecuniary estimation, and therefore would fall under the jurisdiction of the municipal courts if the claim does not exceed the jurisdictional amount of P400,000.00 in Metro Manila. Second, he has to convince us that the moral and exemplary...