Evangelista vs. Court of AppealsG.R. No. L-37736February 23 !"##$opi%& Ele'ents of $enan%y RelationFa%t& $(e )etitioner $(e )rivate Respon*ent is t(e o+ner of a ,-(e%tare lan* o%%upie* by t(e petitioner.$(e )etitioner -le* a %ase against t(e )rivate respon*ent for being unla+fully e.e%te* to sai* lan*. /e +as alleging t(at (e +as a tenant for a long ti'e t(erefore (e %annot be e.e%te* rig(t a+ay.$(e )rivate respon*ent argue* t(at t(at t(e lan* +as voluntarily surren*ere* by t(epetitioner upon e0piration of t(e %ivil lease over t(e lan*. $(e sai* argu'ents +ere supporte* by *i1erent *o%u'ent signe* by bot( parties.$(e petitioner argue* t(at it +as a agri%ultural lease an* not a %ivil lease.2ssue&2s t(ere a $enan%y relations(ip bet+een t(e parties3/el*&No in or*er to *eter'ine if t(ere is a tenan%y relations(ip bet+een t(e parties +e 'ust *eter'ine -rst +(at 4in* of lease is establis(e* bet+een t(e parties. 2n a%%or*to -n*ing of t(e %ourt it is a %ivil lease an* not an agri%ultural lease. 2t is %lear in t(efa%e of t(e %ontra%t t(at +as entere* into by bot( parties it +as %ivil lease. 2t +as not even stipulate* in t(e %ontra%t t(at t(e petitioner s(oul* a%tually %ultivate t(e lan* t(erefore it is %lear t(at it +as not t(e intent of t(e parties to enter a agri%ultural lease.