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INFANTE v. ARAN BUILDERS, INC. August 24, 2007 | Austria-Martinez, J. | Venue Stipulations

Digester: Venturanza, Maria Q.

SUMMARY: Respon ent !le an a"tion #or re$i$al o# %u g&ent'e#ore t(e R)* o# Muntinlupa *it+ against petitioner. )(e

%u g&ent soug(t to 'e re$erse as ren ere '+ t(e R)* o#Ma ati, (i"( e"lare respon ent s rig(t to (a$e t(e title o$er a

ispute propert+ "on$e+e to it. /etitioner !le a &otion tois&iss t(e a"tion #or re$i$al o# %u g&ent, alleging t(at t(e saia"tion as a personal a"tion, an t(us, &ust 'e !le (ere t(eplainti or e#en ant li$es. )(e S* rule t(at t(e sai a"tion as areal a"tion #or it a e"ts respon ent s interest o$er real propert+.)(us, t(e a"tion as "orre"tl+ !le in t(e R)* o# Muntinlupa *it+,

(ere t(e ispute propert+ as lo"ate .DOCTRINE: 1# t(e a"tion #or re$i$al o# %u g&ent a e"ts title to orpossession o# real propert+, or interest t(erein, t(en it is a reala"tion t(at &ust 'e !le it( t(e "ourt o# t(e pla"e (ere t(e realpropert+ is lo"ate . 1# su"( a"tion oes not #all un er t(e "ategor+o# real a"tions, it is t(en a personal a"tion t(at &a+ 'e !le it(t(e "ourt o# t(e pla"e (ere t(e plainti or e#en ant resi es.

ACTION: /etition #or Re$ie on *ertiorari un er Rule 4 o# t(eRules o# *ourt

FACTS: Respon ent Aran 3uil ers, 1n". !le an a"tion #or re$i$al o#

%u g&ent 'e#ore t(e R)* o# Muntinlupa *it+ against petitioner A elai a 1n#ante. )(e %u g&ent soug(t to 'e re$i$e asren ere '+ t(e R)* o# Ma ati *it+ in an a"tion #or spe"i!"per#or&an"e an a&ages, which decreed petitio er toe!ec"te # deed o$ %#&e over # p#rce& o$ d i A'#

A(# ) S"(divi%io i $#vor o$ re%po de t* p#' #&&perti e t t#!e% i co ectio with %#id %#&e* re)i%ter thedeed o$ %#&e with the Re)i%tr' o$ Deed% # d de&iver to

A'# Corpor#tio the certi+c#te o$ tit&e i%%"ed i the# e o$ re%po de t .

/etitioner !le a &otion to is&iss t(e a"tion #or re$i$al o# %u g&ent5 on t(e groun s t(at t(e Muntinlupa R)* (as no %uris i"tion o$er t(e persons o# t(e parties an t(at $enue asi&properl+ lai .

R)* Muntinlupa5: Denie t(e &otion to is&iss, sa+ing t(at att(e ti&e t(e !rst e"ision as ren ere '+ t(e Ma ati R)*,

t(ere as still no R)* in Muntinlupa *it+. )(e "ases #ro&

Muntinlupa ere t(en trie an (ear in Ma ati. 6o e$er,it( t(e "reation o# t(e R)* o# Muntinlupa, &atters in$ol$ing

properties it(in t(e sai "it+ ere no to 'e litigate t(ere. *A: Rule in #a$or o# respon ent. Sin"e t(e %u g&ent soug(t to

'e re$i$e as ren ere in an a"tion in$ol$ing title to orpossession o# real propert+, or interest t(erein, t(e a"tion #orre$i$al o# %u g&ent is t(en an a"tion in rem (i"( s(oul 'e!le it( t(e R)* o# t(e pla"e (ere t(e real propert+ is

lo"ate . )(e MR su'se uentl+ !le '+ petitioner as alsoenie . /etitioner8s argu&ent: )(e a"tion #or re$i$al o# %u g&ent is an

a"tion in personam 9 t(ere#ore, t(e "o&plaint s(oul 'e !leit( t(e R)* o# t(e pla"e (ere eit(er part+ li$e .

RULIN-: /etition enie .

hether the pre%e t #ctio $or reviv#& o$ /"d) e t i% # re#ctio or # per%o #& #ctio 0 REAL. )(e proper $enue epen s on t(e eter&ination o# (et(er t(e

present a"tion #or re$i$al o# %u g&ent is a real a"tion or apersonal a"tion.

n er t(e present Rules o# *ourt, Se"tions ; an 2 o# Rule 4pro$i e:Se"tion ;. Venue of real actions . - A"tions a e"ting title to or possession o#real propert+, or interest t(erein, s(all 'e "o&&en"e an trie in t(e proper"ourt (i"( (as %uris i"tion o$er t(e area (erein t(e real propert+ in$ol$e ,or a portion t(ereo#, is situate .

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