mendoza v coronel

G.R. No. 156402 February 13, 2006SPS. ALFREDO MENDOZA an ROSAR!O F. MENDOZA, Petitioners, vs.MAR!A "ORONEL, re#re$en%e by &'AN!(O "ORONEL, Respondent.D E C I S I O NP'NO, J.:On appeal are the Court of Appeals (CAs) a! "#, $##$ De%ision& in CA'(.R. SP No.)*&+*andNove,-er &$, $##$Resolution,$ reversin.theSepte,-er &*, $##&De%ision" of the Re.ional /rial Court (R/C) of alolos, 0ula%an in Civil Case No. 1+2''$##&. /he R/C of alolos ruled that the uni%ipal /rial Court (/C) of 3a.ono!,0ula%an, -efore 4hi%h respondent 5led the e6e%t,ent %ase a.ainst petitioners, hadno 6urisdi%tion to de%ide the %ase for failure of respondent to i,plead her %o'o4nersof the disputed propert!, the latter -ein. indispensa-le parties to the e6e%t,ent suit./he fa%ts are as follo4s7Respondent aria Coronel is one of the %o'o4ners of 8ots "$+# and "$+& lo%ated atSa.rada 9a,ilia, 3a.ono!, 0ula%an. Petitioners, spouses Alfredo and Rosarioendo:a, o%%upiedsaidlots upon toleran%eof respondent andher %o'o4ners4ithout pa!in. an! rent. ;hen respondent de,anded that petitioners va%ate thepre,ises, the latter refused. /hus, on De%e,-er $*, $###, respondent 5led a %ase-efore the /C of 3a.ono!, 0ula%an for unla4ful detainer a.ainst petitioners. /he/C ruled in favor of respondent, orderin. petitioners to va%ate the disputed lots./he dispositive portion of its a! $?@($) to pa! plainti= attorne!s fees and liti.ation eApenses in the a,ountof P,###.## and to pa! a ,onthl! rental of P+## fro, re%eipt of this de%ision untilthe! shall have va%ated the su-6e%t pre,ises? and(") to pa! the %osts of suit.SO ORDERED.1PetitionersappealedtotheR/Cof alolos, 0ula%an4hi%hruledintheirfavor. Itannulled and set aside the appealed de%ision for 4ant of 6urisdi%tion of the /C. Itheld that the %o'o4ners of the su-6e%t lot should have -een i,pleaded asindispensa-le parties.On appeal to the CA, respondent 4as su%%essful as the appellate %ourt reversed andset aside the rulin. of the R/C and revived the de%ision of the /C dated a! $