7/25/2019 Digest 3 Accion Publiciana or Accion Reinvidicatoria

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ACCION PUBLICIANA / ACCION REINVIDICATORIA

CASE DIGEST CIV PRO:

Statement of the Case: This is a case of an ordinary appeal emanating from the CAto the SC The petitioners are Fernanda Geonzon Vda. De Barrera and Johnny Oco, Jr. TheRespondents Are Heirs of Vicente Legaspi, Represented By edro Legaspi

!acts:Oco entered a parcel of land occ"pied #y $egaspi and has tended the same sincethen $egaspi see%s recon&eyance of the said property Petitioners contend that theproperty is registered in the name of Andrea $acson 'ho sold the property Geon(onand e&ent"ally) to them Petitioners in&o%e o'nership o&er the propertyRespondents) on the other hand) occ"pies the property and has not *led any actionto reco&er their claim for o'nership thereto on the gro"nd that their possession 'as"ndist"r#ed Petitioners contend that they are the o'ners of the property as adefense and at the same time) assail the +"risdiction of the co"rt o&er the parcel ofthe s"#+ect matter , the land assessed at only Php --)-./

Iss"e0s: Does the RTC has +"risdiction over the complaint filed ! re"pondent"# and all theproceedin$" therein%

R"ling: 1o) the RTC ha" no &'ri"diction over the complaint filed ! re"pondent"# all theproceedin$" therein a" (ell a" the Deci"ion of Novemer )*# +,,-# are n'll and void. ection 00 ofBata" Paman"a Bilan$ +),# 1the 2'diciar! Reor$ani3ation Act of +,-45# a" amended ! Rep'lic

Act No. *6,+ provide" for the &'ri"diction of metropolitan trial co'rt"# m'nicipal trial co'rt" andm'nicipal circ'it trial co'rt"# to (it7

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105 E8cl'"ive ori$inal &'ri"diction in all civil action" (hich involve title to# or po""e""ion of# realpropert!# or an! intere"t therein (here the a""e""ed val'e of the propert! or intere"t therein doe"not e8ceed T(ent! tho'"and pe"o" 1P)4#444.445 or# in civil action" in 9etro 9anila# (here "'cha""e""ed val'e doe" not e8ceed :ift! tho'"and pe"o" 1P;4#444.445 e8cl'"ive of intere"t# dama$e"of (hatever

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