Case Digest (G.R. No. 6525)
Facts:
- The case involves Lorenzo Marzon as the plaintiff against Juliano Udtujan and others as defendants.
- Marzon sought damages amounting to P1,700 for the destruction of 500 banana plants, 100 "viga" plants, and 50 abaca plants.
- Legal proceedings began on January 2, 1908.
- The defendants filed a general demurrer on July 22, 1908, which was overruled by the lower court.
- On August 26, 1908, the defendants submitted a general denial of the allegations.
- On July 15, 1909, they claimed the lower court lacked jurisdiction.
- The trial concluded with Judge Isidro Paredes ruling in favor of Marzon on August 7, 1909, awarding P900 in damages.
- The defendants appealed, citing two main errors: the lower court's findings on their entry onto the land and the issue of prescription.
Issue:
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Ruling:
- The Supreme Court found no error in the lower court's findings regarding the defendants' entry and its jurisdiction.
- The Court ruled that...(Unlock)
Ratio:
- The Supreme Court noted that the defendants admitted to the destruction, establishing their liability.
- The Court affirmed the lower court's right to take judicial notice of the land's location as described in the complaint.
- Despite some witness confusion regarding the year, the Court upheld the finding that damage occurred in 1907 based on trial evidence.
- The defense of prescription was not raised in the lower court, thus it co...continue reading
Case Digest (G.R. No. 6525)
Facts:
The case of Lorenzo Marzon vs. Juliano Udtujan, Cleto Marzon, Rosendo Bauya, and Valeriano Bauya revolves around a dispute regarding damages caused to the plaintiff's agricultural property. The plaintiff, Lorenzo Marzon, initiated legal proceedings on January 2, 1908, seeking to recover P1,700 for the destruction of 500 banana plants, a significant number of which were fruit-bearing, along with 100 "viga" plants and 50 abaca plants. The defendants, who included Juliano Udtujan and others, filed a general demurrer to the complaint on July 22, 1908, which was subsequently overruled by the lower court. Following this, on August 26, 1908, the defendants submitted a general denial of the allegations in the complaint. On July 15, 1909, they filed a special defense claiming that the lower court lacked jurisdiction over the case. The trial was conducted, and on August 7, 1909, Judge Isidro Paredes ruled in favor of Marzon, ordering the defendants to pay P900 in damages, along with costs. The defendants appealed the decision, raising two main assignments of error: first, that the lower court erred in finding that the defendants had entered the plaintiff's land in May 1907 and that it had jurisdiction over the case; and second, t...