G.R. No. L-13316, December 11, 1917
L. J. MADARANG, ET AL., petitioners, vs. FRANCISCO SANTAMARIA, Judge of First Instance of Ilocos Sur, and DIONISIO ABAYA, ET AL., respondents.

FACTS:
The petitioners, L. J. Madarang et al., commenced an original action in the Supreme Court. The case was initially mis-entitled as “United States, petitioner, vs. The Court of First Instance et al., respondents,” but from the petition, it was actually an action by Madarang et al. against the Judge of the Court of First Instance of Ilocos Sur and Dionisio Abaya et al. The petitioners sought a writ of injunction, praying for both a preliminary injunction and a perpetual injunction to restrain the respondents from disturbing their rights and properties, and additionally claiming damages and costs.

ISSUE:
Whether the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction to grant a writ of injunction as an independent remedy in an original action commenced before it.

RULING:
No. The Supreme Court denied the petition. It held that under Section 17 of Act No. 136 (the Judiciary Act), the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction is limited to issuing writs of mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, habeas corpus, and quo warranto. The writ of injunction is not included among these original remedies. The Court reiterated that an application for a preliminary injunction will not be entertained by the Supreme Court unless it is sought in connection with another remedy or in an action already pending before it. Consequently, the petition was denied, with costs against the petitioners.

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