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People of the Phil. Vs. Samuel and Loreta Vanzuela

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus SAMUEL and LORETA VANZUELA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 178266 | 2008-07-21

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. The petitioner People of the Philippines (petitioner) seeks the reversal of the Order[2] dated May 18, 2007, issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 30 of Surigao City, which dismissed for lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter the criminal case for estafa filed by private complainant Veneranda S. Paler (Veneranda) against respondents Samuel Vanzuela (Samuel) and his wife, Loreta Vanzuela (Loreta) (respondents). The case ostensibly involves an agrarian dispute, hence, according to the RTC,...