Eleizegui v. The Manila Lawn Tennis Club Digest G.R. No. 967
Eleizegui v. The Manila Lawn Tennis Club G.R. No. 967 May 19, 1903 Facts: A contract of lease was executed on January 25, 1980 over a piece of land owned by the plaintiffs Eleizegui (Lessor) to the Manila Lawn Tennis Club, an English association (represented by Mr. Williamson) for a fixed consideration of P25 per month and accordingly, to last at the will of the lessee. Under the contract, the lessee can make improvements deemed desirable for the comfort and amusement of its members. It appeared that the plaintiffs terminated the lease right on the first month. The defendant is in the belief that there can be no other mode of terminating the lease than by its own will, as what they believe has been stipulated. As a result the plaintiff filed a case for unlawful detainer for the restitution of the land claiming that article 1569 of the Civil Code provided that a lessor may judicially dispossess the lessee upon the expiration of the conventional term or of ...