G.R. No. L-1543 - APRIL 1948 - PHILIPPINE JURISPRUDENCE CASE NUMBERCASE TITLE G.R. No. L-1543April 30, 1948 Julian Sogueco vs. Felipe Natividad, et al. G.R. No. L-1276April 30, 1948 Rosario Valera vs. Mariano Tuason, Jr., et al. G.R. No. L-1248April 30, 1948 El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Datu Alimpang Mantawar, et al. G.R. No. L-1115April 30, 1948 People of the Philippines vs. Francisco Sepillo, et al. G.R. No. L-578April 30, 1948 Primitivo Rivero vs. Victoriano Rivero, et al. G.R. No. L-416April 30, 1948 Gregorio Miguel vs. Vicente Tose, et al. G.R. No. L-348April 30, 1948 Florentino Pascua vs. Jose Talens G.R. No. L-254April 30, 1948 Testates Estate Carlos Gil. Isabel Herreros vda. de Gil vs. Roberto G. Toledo III G.R. No. L-770April 27, 1948 Angel T. Limjoco vs. Intestate Estate of Pedro O. Fragrante G.R. No. L-1486April 26, 1948 Zacarias Magoncia vs. Perfecto R. Palacio, et al. G.R. No. L-1664April 21, 1948 Maria Bongala, et al. vs. Jose Barbaza, Jr., et al. G.R. No. L-1493April 21, 1948 Antonia Espina vs. Catalina Colina, et al. G.R. No. L-1220April 21, 1948 Matea Restauro vs. Domingo Fabrica G.R. No. L-1939April 19, 1948 Sixto Casin vs. Hermogenes Caluag, et al. G.R. No. L-1598April 19, 1948 Nicolasa Salvo de Pernia vs. Meynardo M. Farol, et al. G.R. No. L-1904April 16, 1948 C.N. Hodges vs. Conrado Barrios, et al. G.R. No. L-1414April 16, 1948 El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Jose de Jesus G.R. No. L-1882April 10, 1948 Mateo Ramos vs. Commission on Elections, et al. G.R. No. L-2010April 9, 1948 Cipriano Raymundo, et al. vs. Primitivo L. Gonzales, et al. G.R. No. L-554April 9, 1948 Haw Pia vs. China Banking Corporation G.R. No. L-301April 7, 1948 Carlos Palanca vs. Republic G.R. No. L-2092April 6, 1948 Justo Camat vs. Director of Prisons G.R. No. L-1213April 6, 1948 People of the Philippines vs. Juanito Labitan Vindua G.R. No. L-612April 3, 1948 Josefa Agustines, et al. vs. Court of First Instance of Bulacan, et al. G.R. No. L-1584April 2, 1948 Emilia Teoxon, et al. vs. Felix B. Panis, et al. G.R. No. L-1762April 1, 1948 Jose Fuentebella vs. Buenaventura Ocampo, et al. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. Julian Sogueco vs. Felipe Natividad, et al. Rosario Valera vs. Mariano Tuason, Jr., et al. El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Datu Alimpang Mantawar, et al. People of the Philippines vs. Francisco Sepillo, et al. Primitivo Rivero vs. Victoriano Rivero, et al. Gregorio Miguel vs. Vicente Tose, et al. Florentino Pascua vs. Jose Talens Testates Estate Carlos Gil. Isabel Herreros vda. de Gil vs. Roberto G. Toledo III Angel T. Limjoco vs. Intestate Estate of Pedro O. Fragrante Zacarias Magoncia vs. Perfecto R. Palacio, et al. Maria Bongala, et al. vs. Jose Barbaza, Jr., et al. Antonia Espina vs. Catalina Colina, et al. Matea Restauro vs. Domingo Fabrica Sixto Casin vs. Hermogenes Caluag, et al. Nicolasa Salvo de Pernia vs. Meynardo M. Farol, et al. C.N. Hodges vs. Conrado Barrios, et al. El Pueblo de Filipinas vs. Jose de Jesus Mateo Ramos vs. Commission on Elections, et al. Cipriano Raymundo, et al. vs. Primitivo L. Gonzales, et al. Haw Pia vs. China Banking Corporation Carlos Palanca vs. Republic Justo Camat vs. Director of Prisons People of the Philippines vs. Juanito Labitan Vindua Josefa Agustines, et al. vs. Court of First Instance of Bulacan, et al. Emilia Teoxon, et al. vs. Felix B. Panis, et al. Jose Fuentebella vs. Buenaventura Ocampo, et al. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.
Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
EN BANC
G.R. No. L-1543 April 30, 1948
JULIAN SOGUECO,petitioner,
vs.
FELIPE NATIVIDAD, Judge of First Instance of Manila, and GABRIELA DE LEON VDA. DE MENDOZA,respondents.
Agaton Fiel for petitioner.
Padilla, Carlos and Fernando for respondent.
TUASON,J.:
This is a petition forcertiorarito review an order of the Court of First Instance of Manila.
It appears that respondent Gabriela de Leon Vda. de Mendoza brought suit for unlawful detainer in the municipal court of Manila against Julian Sogueco to recover the possession of a house, back rents at P80.00 a month for November and December, 1946, and compensation for the use and occupation of the premises at the rate of P200 monthly from January 1, 1947. On February 6, 1947, the municipal court gave judgment for the plaintiff granting all the reliefs prayed for except that the last item — compensation for the use of the house from January 1, 1947 — was reduced to P100. Having appealed from that decision to the Court of First Instance, the Honorable Felipe Natividad, Judge, acting upon a motion of the plaintiff required the defendant, now petitioner, to file a bond of P1,000 as a condition for the stay of the execution of the judgment. The defendant took exception to this order contending, on the authority of Mitschienervs. Barrios, L-112, 42 Off. Gaz., 1901, that the deposit by him of the rents and compensation adjudged by the court makes such a bond unnecessary.
The Mitschiener decision controls the case at bar. The only difference pointed out between the two cases is that here, the monthly compensation for the use and detention of the house after January 1, 1947, demanded by the lessor has been reduced, a diminution which, it is contended, is an item of lawful and recoverable damages in this jurisdiction. Under the rule laid down in the case of Mitschiener, the reduction is immaterial. This Court said in that case that to stay execution of the decision the defendant is only required to pay or deposit the current rents as they fall due. It was held that "the supersedeas bond ... has in effect, the purpose of securing only the payment of rents in arrears." The Court stated that there are practically no damages "to be adjudicated except the loss of rents or their equivalent", and that "the deposits made by petitioner of the back rents ... may have taken the place of the supersedeas bond."
The order complained of is set aside with costs against the respondent Gabriela de Leon Vda. de Mendoza.
Feria, Pablo, and Perfecto, JJ.,concur.