Appellate jurisdiction.
Section 45
SEC. 45. Appellate jurisdiction.—Courts of First Instance shall have appellate jurisdiction over all cases arising in municipal and justice of the peace courts, in their respective provinces.
RA 296 Section 45
Other provisions in CHAPTER III
- Section 40: Judges of First Instance.
- Section 41: Limitation upon tenure of office.
- Section 42: Qualification and salary.
- Section 43: Jurisdiction of Courts of First Instance.
- Section 44: Original jurisdiction.
- Section 46: Clerks and other subordinate employees of Courts of First Instance.
- Section 47: Permanent station of clerk of court.
- Section 48: Provincial officer as ex-officio clerk of court.
- Section 49
- Section 50: Judges of First Instance for Judicial Districts.
CitationRA 296 Section 45 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
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