Manila, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has reiterated the importance of following the rules on lower courts' jurisdiction, particularly in cases relating to estafa.
In a 10-page decision dated January 23 this year, the SC, through Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta, upheld the decision of the Court of Appeals in an estafa case between two parties, which signed a Memorandum of Agreement for a deal in Paranaque City for the purchase of shares in a local company.
The check for payment was presented and dishonored in a bank in Makati City, prompting the estafa suit and the parties' contentions on whether the case should have been filed in Paranaque City or Makati City.
In dismissing the appeal, the high court, echoing the CA, said "the pl...