Practice question
A complaint seeks only the better right to possess land in an ordinary non-ejectment case. Its assessed value is PHP450,000, while counsel adds a caption calling it a small money claim. No other jurisdictional rule applies. Which is best?
- The substantive possession allegations and assessed-value allocation point to RTC original jurisdiction, not the convenient caption.
- Any caption necessarily overrides the pleaded real-property relief.
- The plaintiff may confer jurisdiction by choosing a cheaper label.
- The defendant's salary alone fixes the forum.
- Every ordinary possession suit belongs to the barangay as a court.
Legal references
- RA11576 Sections1-2, current assessed-value allocation: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11576_2021.html
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