G.R. No. 116100 – 323 Phil. 575 – 253 SCRA 483 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Damnum Absque Injuria – Actionable Wrong Law on Property – Right of WayPacifico Mabasa owns a property behind the properties of spouses Cristino and Brigida Custodio and spouses Lito and Ma. […]
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G.R. No. L-46179 – 171 Phil. 418 – 81 SCRA 472 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Double Recovery of Civil Liability In September 1975, Maximo Borilla was driving a jeep when he hit Arsenio Virata thereby causing the latter’s death. The heirs of Virata sued Borilla through […]
G.R. No. L-44748 – 227 Phil. 619 – 143 SCRA 657 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Human Relations – Article 19 and 20 of the Civil Code – Negligence Loreto Dionela received a telegram via the Radio Communications of the Philippines, Inc. (RCPI). However, at the end […]
G.R. No. L-60859 – 204 Phil. 781 – 119 SCRA 461 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Moral Damages Globe McKay Cable and Radio Corporation failed to deliver to spouses George and Olga Barrios a cablegram from Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, New York admitting Olga for a rotating internship […]
G.R. No. 97336 – 219 SCRA 115 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Breach of promise to Marry – Article 21 of the Civil Code In August 1986, while working as a waitress in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Marilou Gonzales, then 21 years old, met Gashem Shookat Baksh, a 29 […]
G.R. No. L-14628 – 109 Phil. 629 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Breach of Promise to Marry Not An Actionable Wrong Per Se- Moral Damages In 1950, Soledad Cagigas, 33 years old (then a school teacher, later she became an insurance underwriter), and Francisco Hermosisima, 23 years old […]
G.R. No. 116384 – 381 Phil. 775 – 324 SCRA 770 – Civil Law – Torts and damages – Moral and Exemplary Damages Labor Law – Post-Employment – Termination of Employment – Abandonment of Work – Illegal Dismissal Viola Cruz was hired and employed by Norkis Distributors, Inc. as cashier/bookkeeper […]
G.R. No. 80645 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Conditional Sale – Specific Performance Obligations and Contracts – Suspensive ConditionIn July 1976, the Buenaventura siblings sold two parcels of land to Marcelino and Guadalupe Galang. The terms of the sale are as follows: 1. Galang shall pay 25% […]
G.R. Nos. L-33138-39 – 64 SCRA 427 – 159-A Phil. 693 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Civil Liability from Quasi Delicts vs Civil Liability from Crimes In February 1963, Andres Ilagan was driving a bus owned by Batangas Laguna Tayaban Bus Company, Inc. (BLTB) along Manila South […]
167 Phil. 462 – 77 SCRA 100 – G.R. No. L-24803 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Civil Liability from Quasi Delicts vs Civil Liability from Crimes Reginald Hill, a minor, caused the death of Agapito Elcano (son of Pedro Elcano). Pedro and Patricia Elcano filed a criminal […]
G.R. No. L-48006 – 73 Phil. 607 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Civil Liability from Quasi Delicts vs Civil Liability from Crimes At about 1:30am on May 3, 1936, Pedro Fontanilla’s taxi collided with a kalesa thereby killing the 16 year old Faustino Garcia. Faustino’s parents (Severino Garcia […]
G.R. No. L-6662 – 98 Phil 286 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Effect of Acquittal on the Civil Liability Dalmacio Catipon bought onions from J.V. Ramirez and Co., Inc. in 1951. The son of Ramirez told Catipon that the only way he could get the onions is […]
G.R. No. 75112 – 190 SCRA 485; 212 SCRA 637 – 268 Phil. 516 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Employer-Employee Relationship – The School and its Working Students – Section 14, Rule X, Book III, IRR (Labor Code) Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability of Schools for […]
G.R. No. 74449 – 225 SCRA 456 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Pactum Commissorium Carlos Valdes acquired title over a Baguio summer residence named Pulong Maulap but this was actually in behalf of Jose Nakpil who arranged that while he does not have the money to pay […]
G.R. No. 112191 – 335 Phil. 315 – 267 SCRA 653 – Civil Law – Secured Transactions – Continuing Surety; Future Obligations In 1981, Joseph Chua and Edgar Rodrigueza executed separate surety agreements in favor of Fortune Motors (Phils.) Corporation to cover obligations incurred by Fortune Motors whether they be enforced […]
G.R. No. 94149 – 208 SCRA 343 – Mercantile Law – Law on Transportation – Civil Code vs Code of Commerce (which is to be applied in the presence of negligence in cases of lost of goods)Civil Law – Torts and Damages Mayleen Paper, Inc. contracted the services of the […]