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Manila Railroad Company vs. Attorney General

THE MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, REPRESENTING THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT ET AL., DEFENDANTS AND APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 6287 | 1911-12-01

D E C I S I O N
 
MORELAND, J.:
 
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of the Province of Tarlac dismissing the action before it on motion of the plaintiff upon the ground that the court had no jurisdiction of the subject matter of the controversy.
 
The question for our consideration and decision is the power and authority of a Court of First Instance of one province to take cognizance of an action by a railroad company for the condemnation of real estate located in another province.
 
In the month of December, 1907, the plaintiff began an action in the Court of First Instance of the Province of...