G.R. No. 47184 - JUNE 1940 - PHILIPPINE JURISPRUDENCE CASE NUMBERCASE TITLE G.R. No. 47184June 29, 1940 Vicente Romey vs. Mamerto Roxas, et al. G.R. No. 47168June 29, 1940 Enrique Bautista vs. Anastacio Exconde, et al. G.R. No. 47079June 29, 1940 Macondray & Co., Inc. vs. Pedro Coleto, et al. G.R. No. 46847June 29, 1940 In re: Arcadia Santos. Maximina Marcelino vs. Rosario Antonio, et al. G.R. No. 46902June 29, 1940 Aaron Nadela, et al. vs. Ricardo Cabras G.R. No. 46648June 29, 1940 Luis Guerrero, et al. vs. Donato C. Yuzon G.R. No. 45351June 29, 1940 Cu Un Jieng e Hijos vs. Mabalacat Sugar Co., et al. G.R. No. 45072June 29, 1940 Juan Ruiz vs. Jose Topacio G.R. No. 47174June 28, 1940 Eliodora Lipana vs. Court of First Instance of Cavite, et al. G.R. No. 47051June 28, 1940 Municipal Council of Parañaquem Rizal vs. Court of First Instance of Rizal, et al. G.R. No. 46892June 28, 1940 Antamok Goldfields Mining Co. vs. Court of Industrial Relations, et al. G.R. No. 46775June 28, 1940 People of the Philippines vs. Julian Soriano G.R. No. 46720June 28, 1940 Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. vs. Collector of Internal Revenue G.R. No. 46629 and 46639June 28, 1940 Manila Gas Corporation vs. Vicente de Vera, et al. A.M. No. 747June 27, 1940 Gerardo Go Beltran vs. Inocentes Fernandez A.M. No. 632June 27, 1940 In re: Melchor E. Ruste G.R. No. 47211June 27, 1940 Rosendo Marcos, et al vs. El Juzgado de Primera Instancia de Bulacan, et al. G.R. No. 47170June 27, 1940 El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Felipe Natividad, et al. G.R. No. 47154June 27, 1940 Salvacion Espinosa vs. Conrado Barrios, et al. G.R. No. 47143June 27, 1940 Pampanga Bus Co., Inc. vs. Matias A. Fernando G.R. No. 47115June 27, 1940 Hipolita Dolina Chapman, et al. vs. Ong To G.R. No. 47107June 27, 1940 National Labor Union, Inc., et al. vs. Philippine Match Factory, et al. G.R. No. 47106June 27, 1940 Aurelio Palileo vs. Rosario Cosme Mendoza G.R. No. 47080June 27, 1940 Valenta Zaballero, et al. vs. Collector of Internal Revenue G.R. No. 46870June 27, 1940 Banco Nacional Filipino vs. Manuel Camus, et al. G.R. No. 46782June 27, 1940 Jose Gallofin vs. Yuti Ordoñez, et al. G.R. No. 46722June 27, 1940 Pacific Commercial Company vs. Alfredo L. Yatco G.R. No. 46655June 27, 1940 Gabriela San Diego vs. Bernabe Cardona, et al. G.R. No. 46647June 27, 1940 El Banco de las Islas Filipinas vs. Felicidad Kiamco G.R. No. 46642June 27, 1940 Fabrica de Cerveza de San Miguel vs. Fortunato G. Lapid G.R. No. 46640June 27, 1940 Maria Aves vs. Hugo Orilleneda G.R. No. 46634June 27, 1940 Catalina de la Cruz vs. Emigdio Buenaventura G.R. No. 46592June 27, 1940 Commenwealth of the Philippines vs. Pasay Transportation Co. Inc. G.R. No. 46389June 27, 1940 Ramon del Rosario vs. Virginia del Rosario, et al. G.R. No. 47099June 26, 1940 Teodoro Baguisi vs. Eulalio, et al. G.R. No. 47089June 26, 1940 People of the Philippines vs. Pedro Malazarte G.R. No. 47065June 26, 1940 Pangasinan Transportation Co., Inc. vs. Public Service Commission G.R. No. 47055June 26, 1940 Felisa S. Marcelo vs. Daniel V. Estacio G.R. No. 47006June 26, 1940 Pedro de Leon vs. Alejo Mabanag G.R. No. 46924June 26, 1940 People of the Philippines vs. Rosalino Macandili, et al. G.R. No. 46839June 26, 1940 El Commenwealth de Filipinas vs. Doroteo Gungun, et al. G.R. No. 46706June 26, 1940 Jose M. Cariño vs. P. Fernando Ma. Abaya G.R. No. 46656June 26, 1940 People of the Philippines vs. Felipe Magpale G.R. No. 46473June 26, 1940 Emeterio Barcelon vs. H.P.L. Jollye G.R. No. 47214June 25, 1940 Angel Suntay, et al. vs. Emiliano T. Tirona, et al. G.R. No. 47185June 25, 1940 West Coast Life Insurance Company vs. Severo Hernando, et al. G.R. No. 47145June 25, 1940 Junzo Ohkawa, et al. vs. La Commission de Servicious Publicos, et al. G.R. No. 47118June 25, 1940 Sale de Porkan vs. Alfredo Yatco, et al. G.R. No. 47049June 25, 1940 Clemente Fernandez vs. Engracia Sebido, et al. G.R. No. 47030June 25, 1940 Luzon Brokerage Co., Inc. vs. Commision de Servicios Publicos, et al. G.R. No. 47021June 25, 1940 Yee Sue Koy, et al. vs. Mariano G. Almeda, et al. G.R. No. 46889June 25, 1940 Andres Castro vs. A.R. Yandoc, et al. G.R. No. 46824June 24, 1940 Julian Gala, et al. vs. Rufino Rodriguez, et al. A.C. No. 853June 22, 1940 Marcelino Macoco vs. Esteban B. Diaz G.R. No. 47125June 22, 1940 El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Gerardo M. Evangelista G.R. No. 47047June 22, 1940 El Gobierno Municipal de San Pedro, Laguna vs. La Junta Provincial de Laguna G.R. No. 47025June 22, 1940 El Commonwealth de Filipinas vs. Ching Yap G.R. No. 47012June 22, 1940 Lorenzo Alejandro vs. Benigno Aquino, et al. G.R. No. 46900June 22, 1940 G. Litton vs. Banco Nacional Filipino G.R. No. 46719June 22, 1940 C.N. Hodges vs. El Pueblo de Filipinas G.R. No. 46705June 22, 1940 Justina Santos, et al. vs. Mercedes P. Viuda de Rufino, et al. A.C. No. 932June 21, 1940 In re: Atty. Roque Santiago A.M. No. 743June 21, 1940 Vidal Aguirre, et al. vs. Tomas L. Ramos G.R. No. 47036June 21, 1940 Yu Wan, et al. vs. Jose Lee Yeek, et al. G.R. No. 46995June 21, 1940 In re: Hilarion Martir. Hermogenes N. Martir vs. Angela Martir G.R. No. 46548June 21, 1940 Armesto Ramoso vs. Jose Obligado, et al. G.R. No. 46347June 21, 1940 Crisanto Lichauco, et al. vs. Director of Lands, et al. G.R. No. 46983June 20, 1940 In re: Pantaleon E. del Rosario. Ciriaca A. Torres, et al. vs. Ceferina LLamas de del Rosario G.R. No. 46850June 20, 1940 Uy Siu Pin, et al. vs. Casimira Cantollas, et al. G.R. No. 46744June 20, 1940 Zacarias Corella vs. El Administrator de Rentas Internas G.R. No. 46698June 20, 1940 Jose H. Guevara, et al. vs. El Juzgado de Primera Instancia de Laguna, et al. G.R. No. 46685June 20, 1940 Rosendo V. Onglengco vs. Roman Ozaeta, et al. G.R. No. 46667June 20, 1940 Kerr & Company, Ltd. vs. El Administrator de Rentas Internas G.R. No. 49996June 17, 1940 A.L. Ammen Transportaion Co., Inc. vs. Consuelo Weber G.R. No. 47243June 17, 1940 Cipriano Abañil, et al. vs. Justice of the Peace of Bacolod, Negros Occidental, et al. G.R. No. 47228June 17, 1940 People of the Philippines vs. Castor de Guzman, et al. G.R. No. 47169June 17, 1940 Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Manila vs. El Concejo Municipal de Parañaque, Rizal G.R. No. 47138June 17, 1940 Manila Chauffeurs' League vs. Bachrach Motor Co., Inc. G.R. No. 47071June 17, 1940 People of the Philippines vs. Eligio Legaspi, et al. G.R. No. 47020June 17, 1940 Juan Tomaneng, et al. vs. Roman A. Cruz, et al. G.R. No. 46884-46886June 17, 1940 El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Baldomero Julipa G.R. No. 46840June 17, 1940 Victoriano Hernandez vs. Macaria Katigbak vda. de Salas G.R. No. 46776June 17, 1940 People of the Philippines vs. Ildefonso Sarmiento, et al. G.R. No. 46701June 17, 1940 Mauricio Cruz vs. Josefina Sandoval G.R. No. 44973June 17, 1940 Doroteo Kabayao vs. Faustino de Vera G.R. No. 47077June 14, 1940 El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Zoilo Toletino G.R. No. 47035June 14, 1940 Feliciana Santos vs. Jose O. Vera, et al. G.R. No. 46954June 14, 1940 El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Miguel Ambal G.R. No. 46952June 14, 1940 Alejo Basco vs. Macario Puzon, et al. G.R. No. 46949June 14, 1940 El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Jesus T. Palupe G.R. No. 46784June 14, 1940 Ambrosio Altabano, et al. vs. Masbate Consolidate Mining Co., et al. G.R. No. 46768June 14, 1940 Asturias Sugar Central, Inc. vs. Gloria Montinola G.R. No. 46515June 14, 1940 Visayan Surety and Insurance Corp. vs. Victoria G. de Laperal, et al. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. Vicente Romey vs. Mamerto Roxas, et al. Enrique Bautista vs. Anastacio Exconde, et al. Macondray & Co., Inc. vs. Pedro Coleto, et al. In re: Arcadia Santos. Maximina Marcelino vs. Rosario Antonio, et al. Aaron Nadela, et al. vs. Ricardo Cabras Luis Guerrero, et al. vs. Donato C. Yuzon Cu Un Jieng e Hijos vs. Mabalacat Sugar Co., et al. Juan Ruiz vs. Jose Topacio Eliodora Lipana vs. Court of First Instance of Cavite, et al. Municipal Council of Parañaquem Rizal vs. Court of First Instance of Rizal, et al. Antamok Goldfields Mining Co. vs. Court of Industrial Relations, et al. People of the Philippines vs. Julian Soriano Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. vs. Collector of Internal Revenue Manila Gas Corporation vs. Vicente de Vera, et al. Gerardo Go Beltran vs. Inocentes Fernandez In re: Melchor E. Ruste Rosendo Marcos, et al vs. El Juzgado de Primera Instancia de Bulacan, et al. El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Felipe Natividad, et al. Salvacion Espinosa vs. Conrado Barrios, et al. Pampanga Bus Co., Inc. vs. Matias A. Fernando Hipolita Dolina Chapman, et al. vs. Ong To National Labor Union, Inc., et al. vs. Philippine Match Factory, et al. Aurelio Palileo vs. Rosario Cosme Mendoza Valenta Zaballero, et al. vs. Collector of Internal Revenue Banco Nacional Filipino vs. Manuel Camus, et al. Jose Gallofin vs. Yuti Ordoñez, et al. Pacific Commercial Company vs. Alfredo L. Yatco Gabriela San Diego vs. Bernabe Cardona, et al. El Banco de las Islas Filipinas vs. Felicidad Kiamco Fabrica de Cerveza de San Miguel vs. Fortunato G. Lapid Maria Aves vs. Hugo Orilleneda Catalina de la Cruz vs. Emigdio Buenaventura Commenwealth of the Philippines vs. Pasay Transportation Co. Inc. Ramon del Rosario vs. Virginia del Rosario, et al. Teodoro Baguisi vs. Eulalio, et al. People of the Philippines vs. Pedro Malazarte Pangasinan Transportation Co., Inc. vs. Public Service Commission Felisa S. Marcelo vs. Daniel V. Estacio Pedro de Leon vs. Alejo Mabanag People of the Philippines vs. Rosalino Macandili, et al. El Commenwealth de Filipinas vs. Doroteo Gungun, et al. Jose M. Cariño vs. P. Fernando Ma. Abaya People of the Philippines vs. Felipe Magpale Emeterio Barcelon vs. H.P.L. Jollye Angel Suntay, et al. vs. Emiliano T. Tirona, et al. West Coast Life Insurance Company vs. Severo Hernando, et al. Junzo Ohkawa, et al. vs. La Commission de Servicious Publicos, et al. Sale de Porkan vs. Alfredo Yatco, et al. Clemente Fernandez vs. Engracia Sebido, et al. Luzon Brokerage Co., Inc. vs. Commision de Servicios Publicos, et al. Yee Sue Koy, et al. vs. Mariano G. Almeda, et al. Andres Castro vs. A.R. Yandoc, et al. Julian Gala, et al. vs. Rufino Rodriguez, et al. Marcelino Macoco vs. Esteban B. Diaz El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Gerardo M. Evangelista El Gobierno Municipal de San Pedro, Laguna vs. La Junta Provincial de Laguna El Commonwealth de Filipinas vs. Ching Yap Lorenzo Alejandro vs. Benigno Aquino, et al. G. Litton vs. Banco Nacional Filipino C.N. Hodges vs. El Pueblo de Filipinas Justina Santos, et al. vs. Mercedes P. Viuda de Rufino, et al. In re: Atty. Roque Santiago Vidal Aguirre, et al. vs. Tomas L. Ramos Yu Wan, et al. vs. Jose Lee Yeek, et al. In re: Hilarion Martir. Hermogenes N. Martir vs. Angela Martir Armesto Ramoso vs. Jose Obligado, et al. Crisanto Lichauco, et al. vs. Director of Lands, et al. In re: Pantaleon E. del Rosario. Ciriaca A. Torres, et al. vs. Ceferina LLamas de del Rosario Uy Siu Pin, et al. vs. Casimira Cantollas, et al. Zacarias Corella vs. El Administrator de Rentas Internas Jose H. Guevara, et al. vs. El Juzgado de Primera Instancia de Laguna, et al. Rosendo V. Onglengco vs. Roman Ozaeta, et al. Kerr & Company, Ltd. vs. El Administrator de Rentas Internas A.L. Ammen Transportaion Co., Inc. vs. Consuelo Weber Cipriano Abañil, et al. vs. Justice of the Peace of Bacolod, Negros Occidental, et al. People of the Philippines vs. Castor de Guzman, et al. Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Manila vs. El Concejo Municipal de Parañaque, Rizal Manila Chauffeurs' League vs. Bachrach Motor Co., Inc. People of the Philippines vs. Eligio Legaspi, et al. Juan Tomaneng, et al. vs. Roman A. Cruz, et al. El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Baldomero Julipa Victoriano Hernandez vs. Macaria Katigbak vda. de Salas People of the Philippines vs. Ildefonso Sarmiento, et al. Mauricio Cruz vs. Josefina Sandoval Doroteo Kabayao vs. Faustino de Vera El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Zoilo Toletino Feliciana Santos vs. Jose O. Vera, et al. El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Miguel Ambal Alejo Basco vs. Macario Puzon, et al. El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Jesus T. Palupe Ambrosio Altabano, et al. vs. Masbate Consolidate Mining Co., et al. Asturias Sugar Central, Inc. vs. Gloria Montinola Visayan Surety and Insurance Corp. vs. Victoria G. de Laperal, et al. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.
Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
EN BANC
G.R. No. 47184 June 29, 1940
VICENTE ROMEY,petitioner,
vs.
MAMERTO ROXAS, Judge of First Instance of Manila, and DIONISIO SADDIE,respondents.
Nicasio Yatco for petitioner.
Duran and Lim for respondent Roxas.
C. C. Maceren for respondent Saddie.
MORAN,J.:
A petition forcertiorari.
Petitioner Vicente Romey filed, in the municipal court of the City of Manila, an action to recover P148 from Dionisio Saddie, one of the respondents herein. The latter filed a cross-complaint which he designated as a counterclaim, claiming the rents of a house he had leased to plaintiff, and asking that plaintiff be ordered to vacate the house. The municipal court rendered judgment dismissing the complaint and ordering the plaintiff to pay the defendant the unpaid rentals and to vacate the house, Plaintiff was notified of this judgment on November 18, 1939, and eleven days thereafter, that is, on November 29. 1939, he perfected his appeal. After the case was docketed in the Court of First Instance of Manila, a motion was filed by the defendant asking that the judgment on the cross-complaint be executed, on the ground that plaintiff's appeal was not perfected within ten days. The Court of First Instance held that the appeal was perfected in time as to that portion of the judgment dismissing plaintiff's complaint for money, but out of time with respect to that portion awarding the cross-complaint, the theory being that, as the cross-complaint was for illegal detainer, the appeal should have been perfected within ten days. Accordingly, the court ordered the execution of the judgment on the defendant's cross- complaint for illegal detainer. It is -this order that is now challenged in this petition forcertiorari.
Petitioner contends that the municipal court had no jurisdiction to entertain the cross-complaint for illegal detainer, on the ground that there is no allegation therein that the plaintiff has failed to comply with the terms of the contract within five days after demand, and that such demand is jurisdictional. We find, however, that in the complaint filed by the petitioner, there is an allegation that "in the month of August, 1939, the defendant notified the plaintiff to vacate the house . . . ." And the cross-complaint was filed on September 14, 1939, that is, more than five days after the demand was made.
On the other hand, the pleading filed by the defendant Dionisio Saddie, now respondent. which he designated as a counterclaim, is in truth a cross-complaint. A counterclaim is merely a claim for money. When the defendant seeks any other relief than payment of money, his petition is a cross-complaint and not a counterclaim. Defendant's pleading is a cross-complaint because he seeks therein not merely the payment of rentals but that the plaintiff be ordered to vacate the premises. While the law authorizes the defendant, in actions before a justice of the peace or municipal court, to interpose any lawful defense or any "set-off, counterclaim or reconvention, within the justice's jurisdiction," (Act No. 1627, sec. 60) there is no provision entitling him to interpose a cross-complaint. Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, the provisions which govern the procedure in Courts of First Instance are not applicable in inferior courts. (Yu Layvs.Galmes, 40 Phil., 651.) Inferior courts have a limited jurisdiction which cannot be extended by implication. (Elumbaringvs.Elumbaring, 12 Phil., 384; Tuazonvs.Crossfield, 30 Phil., 543; Africavs.Gronke, 34 Phil., 50.) Accordingly, we hold that inferior courts have no power to entertain cross-complaints.
We are not concerned here with the wisdom of the present laws of procedure. Perhaps it would be convenient that all claims closely connected with each other should be disposed of in a single proceeding before an as is the system adopted under the new rules or procedure promulgated by this Court but not yet in force. But the application of such system to inferior courts requires the readjustment of other points of procedure which would otherwise create an anomalous situation, and this we cannot do by decision. As, in the instant case, if the cross-complaint be allowed and a single judgment be rendered in the whole action against the plaintiff, the latter may find himself bound to interpose. two appeals from that single judgment, one within fifteen days from that portion thereof regarding the ordinary action, and the other, within ten days from the other portion regarding summary action for illegal detainer. Thus, the appellant would have to file two notices of appeal, deposit twice the appellate court's docketing fees, and file two appeal bonds. That this anomalous situation has not been contemplated by law is absolutely beyond doubt. And yet this would be the necessary result if we allow the cross-complaint to stand.
It follows that the judgment of the municipal court concerning the alleged illegal detainer is null and void, it having no jurisdiction to entertain the cross-complainant. it is however, valid with respect to the claim for rentals, it being in the nature of a counterclaim, as in fact the defendant himself has so designated his pleading. There being legally no judgment for illegal detainer, the time for the perfection of an appeal therefrom is fifteen days. And it appearing that the appeal has been perfected within that time, the Court of First Instance had no jurisdiction to order the execution of the judgment appealed from. Neither has it jurisdiction to order the monthly deposits required by section 88 of Act No. 190.
For all the foregoing, the order issued by the Court of First Instance of Manila for the execution of the judgment rendered by the municipal court is set aside the judgment of the municipal court with respect to illegal detainer, declared null and void; and the petitioner's appeal is hereby declared to have been perfected in time and may take its due course. Without costs.
Avanceña, C.J., Imperial, Diaz and Concepcion, JJ., concur