Cariaga vs Laguna Tayabas Tayabas Bus Company
Dec. 29, 1960
Facts:
At about 1:00 pm, June 18, 1952, Bus No. 133 of the Laguna Tayabas Tayabas Bus Company Company (LTB) boun fo! L"#"o La$una La$una (epa!t"n$ f!om A%&a!!"a$a 't., an"#a) &o##"e &o##"e "th the en$"ne en$"ne of a t!a"n then pass"n$ b* the nat"ona# !a"#!oa t!a&+s of the pob#a&"on of Ba *, La$una. ne of the "n-u!e: $a!o /a!"a$a th *ea! me"&a# stuent ('T). o 'usta"ne $!ae "n-u!"es 4e as un&ons&"ous fo! 35 a*s, an h"s !"$ht f o!ehea as o f!a&tu!e "n su&h a a * that "t ne&ess"tate the !emoa# of p!a&t"&a##* a## of the !"$ht f!onta# #obe of h"s b!a"n. ne! the test"mon* of !. 6e!nane% (ps*&h"at!"st), (ps*&h"at!"st), /a!"a$a7s menta# &apa&"t* has been !eu&e to that he &an no #on$e! f"n"sh h"s stu"es. "$ht f!onta# bone of h"s hea as !ep#a&e b* a tanta#um p#ate that hen p!esse "n o! ente "n (the b!a"n), &ou# &ause /a!"a$a7s eath. eath. The $"st of "t "s that he be&ame an "na#" afte! the a&&"ent. LTB LTB pa" fo! the epenses "n the hosp"ta#"%at"on hosp"ta#"%at"on of /a!"a$a. o /a!"a$a (p#us pa!ents) f"#e a &ase a$a"nst LTB an the an"#a a"#!oa /ompan* ( /o.) fo! the !e&oe!* of 312,000.00 o!th of a&tua#, &ompensato!*, &ompensato!*, mo!a# an eemp#a!* ama$es. Loe! /ou!t: Ne$#"$en&e of the bus !"e! that &ause the a&&"ent senten&e LTB o to pa* /a!"a$a 10,90.00. Both the /a!"a$a an the LTB appea#e. /a!"a$a: fo! aa!"n$ on#* 10;< "n &ompensato!* ama$es an not aa!"n$ them o o
a&tua# an mo!a# ama$es LTB: LTB: the fau#t shou# not hae been bo!e b* them a#one /o. shou# be "n&#ue (&o##"s"on: both be&ause of /o. an bus !"e!).
!ssues"#e$%:
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e$a!"n$ LTB7s appea#: ntenab#e a## the "tnesses on both s"e (LTB (LTB an /o.) so!e that the* hea! o the t!a"n h"st#e somet"me befo!e the &o##"s"on, but that "t as the Bus that !efuse to s#o on. LTB as unab#e to "s&!e"t /o.7s "tness that effe&t= o Rega Regard rdin ing g the the Cari Cariag agas as’’ appe appeal al:: /ompensato!* ama$es of 10;< "s too #o &ons"e!"n$ the effe&ts (an the o o
e"en&e the!eof) of sa" a&&"ent. LTB: ne! A. 2201 of the //, the ama$es fo! h"&h the ob#"$o!, $u"#t* of a b!ea&h
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of &ont!a&t but ho a&te "n $oo fa"th, "s #"ab#e sha## be fo! those that a!e the natu!a# an p!obab#e &onse>uen&es of the b!ea&h an h"&h the pa!t"es ha fo!seen o! &ou# hae !easonab#* fo!seen at the t"me the ob#"$at"on as &onst"tute, &onst"tute, p!o"e su&h ama$es, a&&o!"n$ to A. 2199 of the same &oe, hae been u#* p!oe. n#* the hosp"ta# epenses of 1?,?19.?5 has been u#* p!oe '/: The "n&ome of /a!"a$a ha he f"n"she h"s me"&a# stu"es shou# be &ons"e!e too &ou# hae been !easonab#* fo!seen b* the pa!t"es at the t"me /a!"a$a boa!e the bus.
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pon &ons"e!at"on of a## fa&ts, &ompensato!* ama$es shou# be "n&!ease to 25;. o!a# ama$e an att*7s fees &annot be aa!e: /u!!ent &ase not one of those &ontemp#ate "n A!t. 2219 that enume!ate the "nstan&es su&h ama$e &an be aa!e &annot &ome une! pa!. 2 the!eon be&ause the present action is not one quasi-delict ( ue to the p!e@e"st"n$ &ont!a&tua# !e#at"on beteen /a!"a$a an LTB). Ne"the! &an LTB be he# a&&ountab#e fo! mo!a# ama$es une! A. 2220 of the // be&ause LTB " not a&t f!auu#ent#* o! "n ba fa"th an that LTB ee!&"se ue "#"$en&e "n the se#e&t"on an supe!"s"on of "ts buses "n &onne&t"on "th the "s&ha!$e of the"! ut"es. /a&he!o s an"#a e##o Ta" /ab: Not a #"ab"#"t* a!"s"n$ f!om &!"me, be&ause the one ho &omm"tte
the offense "s the !"e!. L"ab"#"t* as a !esu#t of a b!ea&h of &ont!a&t. &uasi%e$ict ' (or t)ose ob$igations *)ic) %o not arise (rom $a*, contracts, +uasicontracts or crimina$ o((enses.
