- Petitioner
- Tomasa C. Viuda de Pamintuan
- Respondent
- Juan Tiglao
- Citation
- G.R. No. 29292
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Division
- Second Division
- Ponente
- Ostrand, J.
- Decided
- March 13, 1929
Summary
This 1929 Supreme Court case established important precedents regarding unlawful detainer actions and lease enforcement. Tomasa Vda. de Pamintuan sued tenant Juan Tiglao for non-payment of rent on agricultural land leased for two years (1925-1927). The SC affirmed lower courts' jurisdiction over detainer actions for rent non-payment, ruling that landlords may treat lease contracts as rescinded upon tenant default without separate rescission proceedings. Key holdings include: justice of peace courts have jurisdiction over unlawful detainer regardless of counterclaims; stipulated interest above legal limits (then 14%) is usurious and unenforceable; attorney's fees are not recoverable in detainer actions as they don't constitute 'damages' under civil procedure law. The decision clarifies landlord-tenant rights and procedural requirements for lease enforcement actions.