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Act No. 1627 Section 14

Act No. 1627 Section 14

Venue.

Section 14

SEC. 14. Venue.—Tho territorial jurisdiction of a justice of the peace, except in the case of ex officio justices and in other special cases provided by existing law. shall be coextensive with his municipality and the civil process of his court shall not run beyond the same except to summon a defendant impleaded with one who resides and has boon served therein or as provided in section fifteen of this Act, Forcible entry and detainer actions shall be brought in the municipality where the subject-matter thereof is situated. All other Proceedings shall be instituted in the municipality wherein a defendant resides or may be served with summons.

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CitationAct No. 1627 Section 14 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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