Villena v. Payoyo

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592 SUPRE COURT REPORTS OTATED

ena Payoyo

G.R. No 16302. April 27, 2007.

PATICIO A. LENA petioner PATICIO S. PAYOYO

respondent

Civl Procure; Courts; Jrisdictions; Wat detmin the nare of

the action and which court h jurisdiction a it are the aations of thecompaint and the character of the rei sought.-I ig the

jrsdcon of on whose subect s ncle of pry estmaton,

e ne of e pncpal acon or remy sought ms st be sc.

f t s pmy r e rovey of a sum of money, e clm s nser

ce of pecn estmaton d he rsdcon of e cor dds on

e on of e Bu, where e prmy ssue s somng other

he t rov a sm of money, whee e money s prely

ncdt o a cosequence of, the prncp relef sout, su e

actons whose subjs e ncable of p mon, hence

co7e by e RTCs. Vey, wha e ne of the acon d

whch co json ov e he legons of e complnt nd

e che of e elef sout.

Same; Same Same A case for brch of contract is a cae of action

either for spc pformance or rcission of contract An action for

rcission of contract, a counterpart of an action for specic

performance is inpabe of pecunia timation and thore fas under

the jurisdiction of the Riona Tria Court- cse r bch of cont

s a cse of cton ee fo spc pce or rescsson of conts acon fo rescsson of conac, s a coep of acon fo spc

pforce, s ncapae of py estmaton, nd efoe fls n

e rsdcon of the RTC. In e prest case, the avents n the

con show that Payoyo sout e ccellaon of the conacts d

end of e dopats snce Va fled compy w the

obgon delv the lc d the kchen cabnes subj of

e conacs The cor en mus ne the facs d he lcable law

o detne whe e s n fact subsna rea woud wrt

csson or cncellaon of the conacs d


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ene e respondent r a rend Wie he esponden payed r he

end, is s s ncden to he acion, wich is he rescission or

ccelaon of e conacts

PETITION r review on certiori o e decision d resoluion oe Co o Appeas.

The cs e saed in e opion o e Cor

Are Law Fi r peioner

Inocentes, Lacuanan and Assocates r responden

QUISUG :

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This petiion r review on cerorari assails e Decision daed

November 21 2003 o e Cour o Appeals in CA-GR CV No2

7013 d its Resoluion daed March 8 2004 denyngpetitioner's moon r recosideraion. The appellate co h

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fed wi modicaion e Decision daed April 26 2000 o he

Regiona Trial Co (RTC) o Quezon City Branch 78.

The acs e undispued

Ocober 28 1997 responden Paicio Payoyo d Novaline

Inc rough is president peoner Paicio Villena enered ino a

conac r e delivery d insalaion o kichen cabines in

Payoyo's residence The cabines were o be delivered wiin niney

days om downpaymen o 0% o he purchase prce. On Ocober

29 1997 Payoyo paid Vllena P1183 as downpaymen

December 9 1997 Payoyo enered into oer conac wih

Vllena r e delivery o home applinces On he sme day

Payoyo paid 0% o e purchase price equal P296380 as

downpaymen.

Roo p. 38-56


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llena Payoyo

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However Vllena iled o nsall e kichen cabnes d deliver

e appliances Payoyo made several demads upon Vilena bu he

later aied o comply

I a leer daed Mch 2 1998 Payoyo demded he

ccellaion o he conacs d e rend ll o he

downpaymens oning o P18482150 Villena promised o

istall e kichen cabines on or bere May 0 1998 d o deliver

e applices Despie repeaed demds Vlena agan aied o do

soPayoyo sen Viena wo demd leters on Jne 24 1998 nd on

July 28 1998 askng the laer o eher deliver all items or re the

downpaymens

Ocober 26 1998 Payoyo led a complant r recovery o a

s o money d dmages agains Vilena Villea moved o

dismiss he complain r aile o sae a cause o acon He

gued at here was no ound o cance the conac; us here

was no basis r rend The ial cor denied his moion Villena

ereaer led swer wi compulsory conerclaim ciing as an

faive deense Payoyos ilure o stae a cause o acion

Jne 1999 mmediaely aer he ial cor issued a pre

al order Vilena led a second moon o dismiss on e ond o

lack o jrsicon over he subjec maer bu i was dened

Thereaer ial ensued

The ial cor decided in vor o Payoyo reasoning ha he

power o rescind is mplied n reciprocal obligaions Considerng

a Vilena repeaedly aled o comply with is obligaion Payoyo

had e right o rescnd he conac d demd a rend The ial

cour ordered peiioner o pay responden P8482150 as acualdmages plus 12% nerestpe annum om he dae o ling o he

complan d P20000 as moral dmages plus legal neres om

judicial demd nil y paid

The Cot o Appeals fed e RTC decision wih the

llowing modicaions:

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ena Payoyo

"1) [Peiioner Villena is] hereby ordered o pay [respondent

Payoyo] aca damages in he on o P 155183.00

wi 12% ineres per annum om he dae o e ling o

he complain

2) [Peioner is] likewise ordered o delver the ndesiMulincion Oven d ndesi ob in vor o

[responden win (30) days om e naliy o is

decision and

3) [Responden is hereby ordered pay e pchase price o

he ndesi Mulinction Oven and ndesi ob n vor o

[peioner] on he day he delivery is made.

The appellate cor reasoned at while ere was delay in he

delivery nd insallaion o he kitchen cabines here was none in

e deivery o the applices. The conac r said applices didnot speci the dae o delive bu ha delivery should be made

upon payment o the 50% baance o e prchase price.

Considerng ha Payoyo ailed pay he baance Vllena did not

incr delay.

ence e inst peiion where peioner raises he llowing

ssues

I.

WHTHR OR NOT TH T COURT JUSDCTON OVER

TH SUBJECT MATTER OF TH CASE

WHTHR OR NOT [TH] DEFEDTS-APPETS

(PETTOER ND NOVANE NC), RE ESTOPPED FROM

QUESTONG TH JURSDCTON OF TH COURT UDER TH5

CRCMSTNCES

Smply e issue n his case is wheer he al cor hadjurisdicon over he complain

Peoner mnains tha he RTC should have dismissed he

complain r lack o jurisdicion. e posis tha e RC has no

jurisdicon over he complain since i s mnly r

4 Id.,at 55

sd,at 233


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reovery o a sm o money in he on o P18482150 whih is6

below he jrisdional amont se r RTCs. Moreover petionerontends at he isse o jsdiion may be raised a any me

even on appeal sine jisdition is onerred only by aw d

no be aqired rogh or waved by y a or omisson o he7

paies.

Responden on he oer hd onends tha he RTC has

jrisdion over e omplain as he alegaons erein show tha t

is aally a ase r resisson o he onats. The reovery o a

sm o money is merey a neessry onseqene o he anellation8

o the onas

he perinen portion o Setion 9 o Baas Pambansa Biang9

129 as amended by Repbli A o 7691 provides:

"SEC. 19. Jursdiction in civl c.-Rego T Cots s eecise

cusve oign jisdiction:

(1) In civ ons n wc e subjt of e gaon s ncble of

pni esmtion;

xxxx

(8) In l o cas n wc e demd, exclsive of ntees, dag

of nd, toeys fs, igion ens, costs o e val

of te pe n conovsy cs One Hund Tosd pesos

(P00,000.00) o, n suc oe cases n Meo Mila, we e nd,

ecusve of e bovemenion tems ces wo Hnd osd

pesos (P200,00000)

deerminng the jisdion o aion whose sbe is

napable o peniy esmation e nate o e prinipal aion

or remedy sogh ms rs be aseraned. I i is

6 Id.,at 238

Id.,at 243

s Id.at 257

9 AN ACT EXG T JRISDCON OF TH ROPOLIT

RIL COURTS,ICL RL COURTS, ICL CCUIT

RI COURSNDG FOR T PURPOSE BATAS PMASA BG.

129, ORWISE KOWN AS T "JDICIRY REORGAO ACT OF

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pmaily r he ecovey of a sum of money the clam is

consideed capable of pecui estimaton and e juisdicon ofe cout depends on the ount of he clam. But whee the

pm issue is someng oe th the ight ecove a sum of

money, whee e money clam is pely ncidental to, o a

consequence of, e pncipal elief sought, such ae actions whose

subjects e incapable of peciay estmation, hence coable by10

e RTCs.

Veiy, wha determines the nate of te acton d wich cou

has jusdiction ove it ae he allegations of e complaint and he

chaacte of e elief sought

I ou considered view, the complaint, albeit enttled as one r

collecon of a sum of money wi amages is one incapable of

pecuniy estimation; thus, one witin he R TC' s juisdiction. The

alegaons een show that it is actaly beach of conact,

us,

''xx xx

7. Unde e Conacs ptaon o delivy of e ies ll be

pfom d deiv in NTY (0) DAYS om e reipt of

donpamt Pn coli i is pesaon u defds ul

w e oligion

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0 2 Mc 18, pan s e to defdnts ung e

lat fo e cceaion of e pucase conas d end e

(0%) dopament pd e toal oun of (P184,8210) in ve

() days upon ep of e e

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2 Mc 8 plin d defdnt Pacio A Vill,

psonly [o] eac oe egdng e ll end of

to H Em GR No 9554 , 3, 45 SC 73, 7879,

citing So v. Iabla miNo 7343 Feb 8 1979 88 SC 63 637-

638

H Em Id, ctng Cza Cou of As GR No 17

Fe 17 68 SC 78

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598 SUPRE COUR REPORS NOAED

ena Payoyo

e (50%) dowpaymt n e ont of P184, 82.50. Defdt nm

e plni at w eir ul bause he order om er Ausli

supper wa oly on 5 Demb 1997. Def poised pln

[deiv o e ree (3) Kich Canet on or bere 10 M]ay 1998 d

e r (3) ome plices wee coni y pd alyng he (50%)

dopamt of (P29638.50) f home applices ony But defdnt dd

not lll s prose;

3 Despie al he, eat e taon of te (3)

r c [cainets d complete deliv of home alices we

made bt defend d nong12

x x x x" (Emphais add)

A case beach o conact is a cause o acton eithe specic13

pemace o escission o conacts A acon escssion o

conact, as a coune o an action specic peomce is

ncapabe o peciy estimaton, and eee as nde e14

jsdiction o the RC In the pesent case, the aveents in the

compnt show that Payoyo sought the canceation o he conacts

d end o the downpaymens since Viena ied to compy with

e obigaion to deive e appices d insta the kitchen

cabinets subject o e conacts he co then must examine e

cts d e appicabe aw detemine whethe ee is in ct

substa beach a woud w ant escssion o cceaon o

e conacs and entite e espondent a end Whie eesponden payed he end his is just ncidenta to he man

acion, which is the escission o canceation o e conacts

EEFOE, the petiion is DED ack o meit he

Decision dated Novembe 21 2003 o the Co o Ap-

uRollo,. 62-64

Ro Comicatio of the Philippines I. Cort of Appeals G.. No

1361 Aut 22 386 SC 67 71

4 Rsell v Vesil G No 9347, M 7 9, 3 SC 738 745 citin

a a No L-2668 J 3 1968 24 SC79 482

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pel n CA-G.R. CV No. 70513 nd te Reolon dted Mc 18,

2004 e AFFD

Cot gnt petone.

SO ORDRD.

Carpio CaioMorales Tinga d Velasco Jr. JJ

conc.

Peion denie jden and resolion afed.

N.Jdcton detened by e vent te

complnt. (Per s Cr 404 SCRA 487 [2003])

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Copyght 2015 Cenrl ook Suppy, Ic. A ghs seed.

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