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2008-03-14 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| To this Court, it is irrelevant that during the course of the trial, it was proven that respondent is only liable to petitioner for the amount of P40,000.00 representing the principal amount of the loan; P57,000.00 as interest thereon at the rate of 24% per annum reckoned from 26 August 1998 until the present; and P15,000.00 as attorney's fees. Contrary to respondent's contention, jurisdiction can neither be made to depend on the amount ultimately substantiated in the course of the trial or proceedings nor be affected by proof showing that the claimant is entitled to recover a sum in excess of the jurisdictional amount fixed by law. Jurisdiction is determined by the cause of action as alleged in the complaint and not by the amount ultimately substantiated and awarded.[23] | |||||
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2004-09-30 |
SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J. |
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| Jurisdiction is the authority to hear and determine a cause.[8] Jurisdiction over the subject matter is the power to hear and determine the general class to which the proceedings in question belong.[9] Jurisdiction over the subject matter is conferred by law and not by the consent or acquiescence of any or all of the parties or by erroneous belief of the court that it exists.[10] Basic is the rule that jurisdiction over the subject matter is determined by the cause or causes of action as alleged in the complaint.[11] But where the actual issues are evident from the records of the case, then jurisdiction over the subject matter need not depend upon the literal averments in the complaint, but on the law as applied to established facts.[12] | |||||