Summary of the elements of Jurisdiction

*De Joya vs. Marquez

Subject Matter Person Res Issues

Conferred by law and, Plaintiff The property or thing Determined and
unlike jurisdiction over the Acquired by the filing of which is the subject of the conferred by:
parties, cannot be the complaint, petition or litigation. (1) the pleadings filed
conferred on the court by initiatory pleading before in the case by the
the voluntary act or the court by the plaintiff or parties;
Acquired by:
agreement of the parties. petitioner. (2) their agreement in a
(1) the actual or
constructive pre-trial order or
Defendant seizure by the court stipulation; or
Acquired by: of the thing in (3) at times by their
(1) the voluntary question, thus implied consent as
appearance or placing it in custodia by the failure of a
submission by the legis (attachment, party to object to
defendant or respondent garnishment); or evidence on an
to the court; or (2) by provision of law issue not covered by
(2) by coercive process which recognizes in the pleadings.
issued by the court to the court the power
him, generally by the to deal with the
service of summons. property or subject
matter within its
territorial jurisdiction
(land registration
proceedings, suits
involving civil status
or real property in
the Philippines of a
non-resident
defendant).