Vinzons v. Court of Appeals · G.R. 111915

Petitioner: Vinzons
Respondent: Court of Appeals
Citation: G.R. No. 111915
Court: Supreme Court
Division: Third Division
Ponente: Gonzaga-Reyes, J.
Decided: September 30, 1999

Summary

This ejectment case involved a long-term tenant (since 1951) whom the landowners sought to evict after lease expiration in 1984. After multiple failed ejectment attempts, the heirs filed Civil Case No. 2137 in October 1989. The MTC and RTC ordered ejectment, but the Court of Appeals reversed, and the Supreme Court affirmed the reversal. The SC found two fatal procedural defects: (1) the case was filed more than one year after the last demand to vacate, making it an accion publiciana for the RTC rather than unlawful detainer for the MTC; and (2) failure to comply with mandatory barangay conciliation under PD 1508 before filing suit. The decision emphasizes strict compliance with jurisdictional requirements and procedural prerequisites in ejectment cases.

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