Miguel Pascual v. Macario Angeles

Summary

This 1905 Supreme Court case involved an ejectment action where Miguel Pascual sought to recover possession of inherited land from tenant Macario Angeles who stopped paying rent. Pascual inherited the property from his sister Ciriaca under her will, and Angeles had been paying rent under a written 1886 lease until 1898. When Angeles refused to pay rent for 1899-1901 and claimed adverse possession, Pascual filed for ejectment. The trial court initially ruled for Angeles, but the Supreme Court reversed, applying Civil Code provisions on inheritance and procedural rules that tenants cannot deny their landlord's title. The Court ordered ejectment and payment of back rent, establishing important precedent on landlord-tenant relationships and inheritance of lessor rights in Philippine jurisprudence.