G.R. No. 163827 August 17, 2011
MEANING OF CAUSE OF ACTION
A cause of action is the act or omission by which a party violates a right of another. A complaint states a cause of action when it contains three (3) essential elements: (a) a right in favor of the plaintiff by whatever means and whatever law it arises; (b) the correlative obligation of the defendant to respect such right; and (c) the act or omission of the defendant violates the right of the plaintiff.
If any of these elements is absent, the complaint becomes vulnerable to a motion to dismiss on the ground of failure to state a cause of action.
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