AQUINAS UNIVERSITY OF LEGAZPI

SYLLABUS IN CIVIL PROCEDURE

I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
a. Concept of Remedial Law
b. Substantive Law vs. Remedial Law
c. Prospectivity of Rules of Court
d. Retroactivity of Rules of Court; Applicability to Pending Actions
e. Applicable Actions or Proceedings
f. Scope of Civil Procedure
II. Rule- Making Power of the Supreme Court
a. Constitutional Authority to Promulgate Rules
b. Limitations on the Rule Making Power
c. Rule on Liberal Construction
III. Nature of Philippine Courts
a. Principle of Judicial Hierarchy
b. When the Doctrine of Hierarchy may be Disregarded
c. Doctrine Of Non-Interference
IV. Framework of Ordinary Civil Actions
a. Right of Action and Cause of Action
b. Summons
- E.B. Villarosa & Partner Co., Ltd. vs. Benito, 312 SCRA 65 (1999)

c. Answer
d. Pre-Trial
e. Trial
f. Judgment
g. Post Judgment Remedies
- NPC vs. CA, 185 SCRA 169 (1990)

h. Execution and Satisfaction of Judgment
V. Jurisdiction and
a. Jurisdiction in General
- Heirs of Bertuldo Hinog vs. Melicor, 455 SCRA 460 (2005)
- People vs. Cawaling, 293 SCRA 267 (1998)
- Magpale vs. CSC, 215 SCRA 398 (1992))
- Sandoval vs. Caneba, 190 SCRA 77 (1991)
- Del Rosario vs Far East Bank and Trust Company, G.R. No. 150134, October
31, 2007
- Halimao vs. Villanueva, 253 SCRA 1 (1996)
- Tan vs. CA, 295 SCRA 247 (1998)

b. Jurisdiction over the Subject Matter
c. Jurisdcition over the parties
i. Jurisdiction in Personam
ii. How Jurisdiction is acquired
d. Jurisdiction over the issues
i. Jurisdiction over the issue
ii. Distinction between Question of Law and Question in Fact
e. Jurisdiction over the res
i. Actionin Personam, in rem and Quasi in Rem
f. Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
i. Cases Cognizable by the Supreme Court
ii. Appeal to the Supreme Court
iii. Supreme Court En Banc
g. Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals
h. Jurisdiction of Court of Tax Appeals
i. Jurisdiction of Municipal Trial Courts
j. Jurisdiction of Regional Trial Courts
k. Jurisdiction of Family Courts
l. Jurisdiction of Shariah Cours
m. Jurisdiction Over Civil Cases
n. Jurisdiction Over Small Claims Cases
i. A.M. no. 08-8-7-SC
o. Jurisdiction Over Barangay Conciliation Proceedings
- Lumbuan vs. Ronqullo, G.R. No. 155713, May 5, 2006
p. Filing Fee
- Heirs of Bertuldo Hinog vs. Melicor, 455 SCRA 460 (2005), reiterating Sun
Insurance Office, Ltd. vs. Asuncion, 170 SCRA 274 (1989)
VI.


a. Venue
- Diaz vs. Adiong, 219 SCRA 631 (1993)
- Phil. Banking Corp. vs. Tensuan, 228 SCRA 385 (1993)
- Dacoycoy vs. IAC, 195 SCRA 641 (1993)
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ii. Venue of Personal Actions
iii. Venue of Real Actions
iv. Venue distinguished from Jurisdiction
VII. Actions, Causes of Actions and Parties
a. Actionsf
i. Civil Actions and Criminal Actions
ii. Actions distinguished from Special Proceedings
iii. Special Civil Actions in the Rules of Court
iv. Real and Personal Actions
b. Cause of Action
i. Cause of Action as Applied to Administrative Cases.
ii. Cause of Action Based on Contracts
iii. Cause of Action Based on the Vicarious Liability of an Employer
iv. Cause of Action Based on Vicarious Liability
v. Cause of Action for Sum of Money Based on Promisory Note
vi. Cause of Action for Unlawful Detainer
vii. Cause of Action for Forcible Entry
viii. Cause of Action for Malicious Prosectution
ix. Cause of Action for Environmental Cases
x. Anticipatory Breach
xi. Splitting Single Cause of Action
- Joseph vs. Bautista, 170 SCRA 540 (1989)
- Del Rosario vs Far East Bank and Trust Company, G.R. No. 150134, October
31, 2007
- Progressive Development Corp. vs. CA, 301 SCRA 367 (1999)
- CGR Corporation vs. Treyes, Jr., G.R. No. 170916, April 27, 2007
- Enriquez vs. Ramos, 7 SCRA 265 (1963)

xii. Joinder of Causes of Action
- Flores vs. Mallare-Phillipps, 144 SCRA 277 (1986)

xiii. Joinder of Claims in Small Claims Cases
xiv. Remedy
xv. in Case of Misjoinder of Actions
c. Parties
- Evangelista vs. Santiago, 475 SCRA 744 (2005)
- Domingo vs. Carague, 456 SCRA 450 (2005)
- Oposa vs. Factoran, 224 SCRA 792 (1993) Indispensable parties (Sec. 7)
- Domingo vs. Scheer, 421 SCRA 468
- Uy vs. CA, 494 SCRA 535 (2006)
- Laperal Devt. Corp. vs. CA, 223 SCRA 261 (1993)
- Mathay vs. Consolidated Bank, 58 SCRA 559 (1974)
- Heirs of Bertuldo Hinog vs. Melicor, 455 SCRA 460 (2005)
- De la Cruz vs. Joaquin, 464 SCRA 576 (2005
VIII. Pleadings and Motions
a. Pleadings
i. Pleadings allowed by the Rules of Court
ii. Pleadings allowed under the rules on summary procedure
iii. Pleadings in the rule of procedure for small claims
iv. Parts of Pleadingns
v. Significance of the Signature of the Counusel
vi. Verification in Pleading
vii. How Pleading iis Verified
viii. Certification against Forum Shopping
- Ao-As vs. CA, 491 SCRA 353 (2006)
- PAL vs. Flight Attendants and Stewards Assn of the
Phils.(FASAP), 479 SCRA 605 (2006)
ix. Allegations in Pleadinggs
x. Filing and Service of Pleadiings, Judgmennts and Papers ini Civil Cases
xi. Kinds of pleadings
1. Complaint
- Mathay vs. Consolidated Bank and Trust Company, 58 SCRA 559 (1974)

2. Answer
- PHILAMGEN vs. Sweet Lines, 212 SCRA 194
3. Coununter Claim
- Korea Exchange Bank vs. Gonzales, 456 SCRA 224
(2005)
- BA Finance Corp. vs. Co, 224 SCRA 163
(1993)
- BA Finance Corp. vs. Co, supra
4. Reply
5. Amendment of Pleadings
- Barfel Devt. Corp. vs. CA, 223 SCRA 268 (1993)
- Swagman Hotels & Travel, Inc. vs. CA, G.R. No. 161135, April 8,
2005
- Shoemart, Inc. vs. CA, 190 SCRA 189 (1990)
6. Motions in Civil Cases
- Lanto vs. Dimaporo, 16 SCRA 599 (1966)
- Vlason Enterprises Corp. vs. CA, 330 SCRA 26
- (1999)
IX. Summons
a. Nature of Summonns
- Delos Santos vs. Montesa, 221 SCRA 15 (1993)
- Orion Security Corporation vs. Kalfam Enterprises, Inc., G.R. No.
163287, April 27,
b. Service oof Summons
i. Service upon an Entitty without a juridical personality
ii. Service upon a prisoner
iii. Service upon minor and an incompetent
iv. Service upon A private domestic juridical entity
v. Service Upon a Foreign Private Juridical Entity
- Valmonte vs. CA, 252 SCRA 92 (1996)
- Perkin Elmer Singapore Pte Ltd. vs. Dakila Trading Corporation,
G.R. No. 172242, August 14, 2007
vi. Service Upon a Public Corporation
vii. Service Upon an Unincorporated Government Agency
c. Service in Person on Defendant
d. Substituted Service of Summons
- Robinson vs. Miralles, G.R. No. 163584, December 12, 2006)
e. Summons by Publication
X. Proceedings After Service of Summons
a. Motion for Bill of Particulars
- Virata vs. Sandiganbayan, 221 SCRA 52 (1993)
- Tan vs. Sandiganbayan, 180 SCRA 34 (1989)
- Saw vs. CA, 195 SCRA 740 (1991)
- Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. vs. Presiding Judge,182 SCRA 820
(1990)
b. Motion to Dismiss
c. Dismissal by the Plaintiff
XI. Pre Trial and Modes of Discovery
a. Pre Trial
b. Modes of discovery
i. Ddepositions (Ruke 23-24)
ii. Interrogatories to parties (Rule 25)
iii. Admission by Adverse party (Rule 26)
iv. Production of Inspection off Documents or Thiings (Rule 27)
v. Physical and Mental Examinaation of Persons ( Rule 28)
vi. Refusal to comply with the Modes of Discovery ( Rule 29)
c. Alternataive Dispute Resolution
d. Rules of Court on Alternative Dispute Resolution ( AAm No. 07-11-08-SC
XII. Trial, Demurreer to Evidence and Judgmenet
a. Trial
i. Natutre
ii. Trrial and hearing
- Municipality of Binan vs. CA, 219 SCRA 69 (1993)
iii. Postponment
iv. Consolidation or Severance
b. Demurrer to Evidence
c. Judgment
d. Judgment on Pleadings
e. Summary Judgmenet
XIII. Post Judgment Remedies
a. Remedies Before a Judgment Becomes Final and Executory
i. Motion for Reconsideraration
ii. Motion for New Trial
b. Appeal
i. Appeal from MTC to RTC (Rule 40)
ii. Appeal from RTC to CA ( Rule 41)
iii. Petition for Review from the rTC to CAA ( Rule 42)
iv. AAppeal by Certtiorari to SC 9 Rule 450
c. Other Appeals
i. Appeals from Quasi Judicial bodies
ii. AAppealable decisions of the ombudsman
iii. Appeeals from Judgment of the court of tax appeals
iv. Revieew of Jugments of the commission n elections
v. Review of jiudgment of the Comission on Audit
vi. Appeals from Judgments oof the civil service Comission
vii. Appeealas from judgments of the office of the president
XIV. Rreemedeies aaftter a Judgment has become final and executtory
a. Petition for relief or rerelieff from judgments or other proceedinigs
b.