PAL vs. CA G.R No. L-46558 July 31, 1981 GUERRERO, J. FACTS
The duty to exercise the utmost diligence on the part of common carriers is for the safety of passenger passengers s as well as for the members members of the crew or the complement operating the carrier.
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&&("s& $*& *"*&s$ )&(&& o% )"l"& &$)s $o !ss&(s !#) (&+ '&'2&(s. T*& )""#&ss, *&!)!*&s !#) &(!l )&2"l"$y o% ("v!$& (&so#)$ +&(& !%$&(-&%%&$s o% $*& (!s*-l!#)"#. A#) $*&(&%o(& $*&(& "s !us!l o##&$"o# 2&$+& $*& !")$ !#) s!") !%$&(-&%%&$s. T*& #&l"& o% PAL "s l&!(ly ! u!s"-)&l"$ !#) $*&(&%o(& A($. ;;19 <;= "s !l"!2l&, us$"%y"# $*& (&ov&(y o% 'o(!l )!'!&s. Ev %(o' $*& s$!#)o"#$ o% $*& &$"$"o#&( $*!$ $*&(& "s !# &'loy&&-&'loy&( (&l!$"o#s*" 2&$+& "$ !#) ("v!$& (&so#)$ !("s"# %(o' $*& o#$(!$ o% &'loy'$, ("v!$& (&so#)$ "s s$"ll $"$l&) $o 'o(!l )!'!&s "# v"&+ o% $*& %"#)"# o% 2!) %!"$* o( '!l"&, !ly"# $*& (ov"s"o#s o% A($"l& ;;;> +*"* (ov")&s $*!$ +"ll%ul "#u(y $o (o&($y '!y 2& ! l&!l (ou#) %o( !+!()"# 'o(!l )!'!&s "% $*& ou($ s*oul) %"#) $*!$, u#)&( $*& "(u's$!#&s, su* )!'!&s !(& us$ly )u&. T*& s!'& (ul& !l"&s $o 2(&!*&s o% o#$(!$ +*&(& $*& )&%)!#$ !$&) %(!u)ul$ly o( "# 2!) %!"$*.
WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, the judgment of the appellate court is hereby armed with slight modication in that the correct amount of compensatory damages is !"#$,###%##% With costs against petitioner%