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This case involved a landlord filing an ejectment case against a tenant for non-payment of rent. The tenant filed a counterclaim for damages exceeding the jurisdiction of the lower court. The appellate court awarded damages on the counterclaim also exceeding jurisdiction. The Supreme Court ruled that (1) moral damages could be awarded as a counterclaim but not exceeding jurisdiction, (2) the appellate court does not have jurisdiction over counterclaims exceeding the lower court

Author

Dianne Pogosa

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