Santos v. Pizardo

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SECOND DIVISION

[G.R. No. 151452. July 29, 2005]

SPS. ANTONIO C. SANTOS an ESPERAN!A C. SANTOS, NORA

"ARNA#O, "E#INDA #$%ACTAD, %ARIENE#A D&, NI''A

SANTOS an #EONARDO (ERRER,petitioners, vs. )ON.NOR%ANDIE ". PI!ARDO, a* P+*--n Ju, RTC o/ uon

C-y, "+an3 101, DIONISIO % SI"A&AN, an VIRONTRANSPORTATION CO%PAN&, INC., ++*n 6y VIRGI#IO .

RONDARIS, P+*-n7Ca-+8an,respondents.

D E C I S I O N

TINGA,J.

In -*Petition for Review on Certiorari[1]a %a+3 1, 2002,--on+* a**a-l Resolutions o/ Cou+ o/ Aal* a

S86+ 10, 2001 an Janua+y 9, 2002, +*3-:ly -*8-**-n -+--on /o+ 3+-o+a+- an ny-n -+ 8o-on /o+ +3on*-+a-on,

a+-*-n /+o8 -*8-**al o/ -+ 3o8la-n o +3o:+ 3-:-l -n8n-y

/o+ a an y*-3al -n;u+-* o/ -+ S-6ayan?

=a* 3a+ =- R3? o/ -* a**n+*, -n3lu-n a =oB8on ol 6a6y,

an 3au* y*-3al -n;u+-* o /-: >5? o/ :an@* a**n+*. A/++-al, S-6ayan =a* 3on:-3 an *nn3 o *u//+ naly o/

-8+-*on8n /o+ =o >2? ya+*, /ou+ >4? 8on* an on >1? ay o/ou+ >4? ya+* an =o >2? 8on*. )o=:+, a* + =a* a +*+:a-on

o /-l a *a+a 3-:-l a3-on, no +onoun38n o/ 3-:-l l-a6-l-y =a*

8a 6y 8un-3-al 3-+3u- +-al 3ou+ -n -* 3-*-on +o8ula onD386+ 1, 199.[2]

On O3o6+ 20, 2000, --on+* /-l a 3o8la-n /o+ a8a* aa-n*S-6ayan, V-+on T+an*- an -* P+*-n7Ca-+8an, V-+-l-o .

Rona+-*, =- R-onal T+-al Cou+ o/ uon C-y, u+*uan o

-+ +*+:a-on o /-l a *a+a 3-:-l a3-on.[]Ty 3- +-n ;u8n 3on:-3-n S-6ayan.

V-+on T+an*- 8o: o -*8-** 3o8la-n on +oun* o/

-8+o+ *+:-3 o/ *u88on*, +*3+--on an la3*, an /3-:3+-/-3a-on o/ nonB/o+u8 *o-n. I al*o *ou +o-n o/

V-+-l-o . Rona+-* a* /nan -n :-= o/ *a+a +*onal-y

o/ V-+on T+an*- /+o8 -* o//-3+*.[4]

P--on+* oo* 8o-on o -*8-** 3onn-n, a8on o+*,

a +- o /-l a *a+a a3-on -n -* 3a* +*3+-6* -n n >10?ya+* +32? ya+* n3 =a* 3la+ly

/-l =--n +*3+--: +-o.

T +-al 3ou+ -*8-** 3o8la-n on +-n3-al +oun a

3au* o/ a3-on a al+ay +*3+-6. A33o+-n o +-al 3ou+,a3-on* 6a* on quasi delict, a* - 3on*+u --on+*@ 3au* o/

a3-on o 6, +*3+-6 /ou+ >4? ya+* /+o8 a33+ual o/ 3au* o/

a3-on. )n3, no=-*an-n /a3 a --on+* +*+: +- o /-l a *a+a 3-:-l a3-on, 3o8la-n ou o 6 -*8-**

on +oun o/ +*3+--on.[5]

I8+o+ *+:-3 o/ *u88on* =a* l-


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;u8n o/ 3on:-3-on -n 3+-8-nal 3a* =-3 +*3+-6* n >10?ya+* /+o8 /-nal-y o/ ;u8n. []T +-al 3ou+ n-

--on+*@ 8o-on /o+ +3on*-+a-on +-+a-n a --on+*@3au* o/ a3-on =a* 6a* on quasi delictan a +*3+-6 un+

A+-3l 114 o/ C-:-l Co 63au* 3o8la-n =a* /-l 8o+

an /ou+ >4? ya+* a/+ :-3ula+ a33-n. []A* +a+*

-8+o+ *+:-3 o/ *u88on*, +-al 3ou+ +3on*-+ -* +ul-na 3o8la-n ou o 6 -*8-** on -* +oun.

P--on+* /-l a --on /o+ 3+-o+a+- =- Cou+ o/ Aal*

=-3 -*8-** *a8 /o+ ++o+ -n 3o-3 o+ 8o o/ aal.[]T alla 3ou+ al*o n- --on+*@ 8o-on /o+ +3on*-+a-on

+a*on-n a :n -/ +*onn +-al 3ou+ ;u 3o88- +a:a6u* o/ -*3+-on -n -**u-n o++ o/ -*8-**al, certiorari-* *-ll

no +8-**-6l +8y a* aal =a* a:a-la6l o --on+* an

y /a-l o all a --on =a* 6+ou =--n

+3on- F3-on* /o+ allo=an3 o/ 3+-o+a+- -n l-u o/ aal.[9]

In -* --on, --on+* a+u a a +-- al-3a-on o/ +ul a3+-o+a+- 3anno 6 a *u6*-u /o+ aal =-ll +*ul -n a ;u-3-al

+;3-on o/ an F-*-n o6l-a-on a+-*-n /+o8 3+-8-nal l-a6-l-y o/

+-:a +*onn*. P--on+* -n*-* a l-a6-l-y *ou o 6n/o+3 -n 3o8la-n a+o* ex delicto an -* no 6a* on quasi

delict. T +-al 3ou+ allly 3o88- +a: a6u* o/ -*3+-on=n - -n*-* a 3au* o/ a3-on -n:o


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An a3 o+ o8-**-on 3au*-n a8a o ano+ 8ay -: +-* o =o*a+a 3-:-l l-a6-l--* on a+ o/ o//n+, i.e., >1? 3-:-l

l-a6-l-y ex delicto, un+ A+-3l 100 o/ R:-* Pnal Co an>2? -nnn 3-:-l l-a6-l--*, *u3 a* o* >a? no a+-*-n /+o8 an

a3 o+ o8-**-on 3o8la-n o/ a* a /lony, e.., culpa contractual o+

o6l-a-on* a+-*-n /+o8 la= un+ A+-3l 1 o/ C-:-l Co,

-nn-onal o+* un+ A+-3l* 2 an 4, an culpa aquiliana un+A+-3l 21 o/ C-:-l Co o+ >6? =+ -n;u+ a+y -*+an a +- o /-l an a3-on -nnn an -*-n3 /+o8

3+-8-nal a3-on un+ A+-3l o/ C-:-l Co.[15]E-+ o/ *

l-a6-l--* 8ay 6 n/o+3 aa-n* o//n+ *u6;3 o 3a:aun+ A+-3l 21 o/ C-:-l Co a la-n-// 3anno +3o:+

a8a* =-3 /o+ *a8 a3 o+ o8-**-on o/ /nan an *-8-la+ +o*3+--on aa-n* ou6l +3o:+y un+ Rul* a6o:B

uo.

A -8 o/ /-l-n o/ 3o8la-n /o+ a8a* -n -* 3a*, 3au* o/ a3-on ex quasi delicto a al+ay +*3+-6. Nonl**,--on+* 3an u+*u +8a-n-n a:nu on /o+ 8 6y -+

+*+:a-on, i.e., *u+:-:-n 3au* o/ a3-onex delicto. T-* -* *o63au* +*3+--on o/ a3-on ex quasi delicto o* no o+a

a* a 6a+ o an a3-on o n/o+3 3-:-l l-a6-l-y a+-*-n /+o8 3+-8

*3-ally a* la+ a3-on a 6n F+**ly +*+:.

T 3a* o/!endo"a v. #a !allorca $us Company[1]=a* 3-

uon a *-8-la+ * o/ /a3*. T+-n, +-:+ o/ #a %allo+3a "u*

Co8any =a* 3a+ =- +3?

ya+* /+o8 a o/ a33-n an u*, a al+ay +*3+-6.Su6*unly, la-n-// -n*-u ano+ a3-on, -* -8 6a* on

*u6*--a+y l-a6-l-y o/ 6u* 3o8any. T +-al 3ou+ -*8-** a3-on ol-n a -*8-**al o/ a+l-+ 3-:-l 3a* o+a a* a

6a+ o /-l-n o/ a3-on o n/o+3 6u* 3o8any@* *u6*--a+yl-a6-l-y.

H l a -*8-**al o/ a3-on 6a* on culpa aquiliana -* noa 6a+ o n/o+38n o/ *u6*--a+y l-a6-l-y o/ 8loy+.

On3 + -* a 3on:-3-on /o+ a /lony, /-nal -n 3a+a3+, 8loy+

63o8* *u6*--a+-ly l-a6l -/ 3o88-**-on o/ 3+-8 =a* -n -*3a+ o/ u-* o/ 8loy*. T-* -* *o 63au* A+-3l10 o/ R:-* Pnal Co o+a* =- 3on+oll-n /o+3 o

o6:-a o**-6-l-y o/ a+-: a+y 6-n +-: o/

-n8n-y :n a/+ +n--on o/ a /-nal ;u8n 3on:-3-n 8loy.

Sn -n -* l-, +-al 3ou+ *oul no a: -*8-** 3o8la-n on +oun o/ +*3+--on, 6u -n*a allo=

3o8la-n /o+ a8a* ex delicto o 6 +o*3u on 8+-*,

3on*-+-n --on+*@ alla-on* -n -+ 3o8la-n, oo*--on o 8o-on o -*8-**[1]an 8o-on /o+ +3on*-+a-on[1]o/ o++o/ -*8-**al, -n*-*-n a a3-on =a* o +3o:+ 3-:-l l-a6-l-y

a+-*-n /+o8 3+-8.

T-* o* no o//n ol-3y a +*+:a-on o+ -n*-u-on o/ a

*a+a 3-:-l a3-on =a-:* o+ 3-:-l a3-on*. T +a-onal

6-n -* +ul -* a:o-an3 o/ 8ul-l *u-* 6=n *a8l--an* a+-*-n ou o/ *a8 a3 o+ o8-**-on o/ o//n+.[19]

)o=:+, *-n3 *al a3-on /o+ a8a* 6a* on quasi delict

*oul 6 3on*-+ =a-:, + -* no 8o+ o33a*-on /o+ --on+*o /-l 8ul-l *u-* aa-n* +-:a +*onn* a* only +3ou+*a:a-la6l o 8 -* o u+*u a8a* ex delicto. T-* -n++a-on

-* al*o 3on*-*n =- 6a+ aa-n* ou6l +3o:+y /o+ o6:-ou*

+a*on*.

No= +o3u+al -**u. A8-ly, --on+* *oul a:aal o++ o/ -*8-**al o/ +-al 3ou+ -n*a o/ /-l-n a

--on /o+ 3+-o+a+- =- Cou+ o/ Aal*. Su3 +o3u+al

8-**, o=:+, *oul 6 F8 /+o8 *+-3 al-3a-on o/

+ul* -n o++ o +o8o -+ /una8nal o6;3-: o/ *3u+-n4 thil lozada
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*u6*an-al ;u*-3.[20]H a+ loa o +-: --on+* o/ -n8n-y o =-3 y a+ n-l 6y la= an 6y a /-nal ;u8n o/

3on:-3-on 6a* *olly on a 3n-3al-y. I -* ou+ uy o +:n *u3an -n;u*-3.[21]

WHEREFORE, ;u8n -* +6y +n+ SETTING ASIDE

+*olu-on* o/ Cou+ o/ Aal* a S86+ 10, 2001 anJanua+y 9, 2002, +*3-:ly -*8-**-n +*n a3-on anny-n --on+*@ 8o-on /o+ +3on*-+a-on, a* =ll a* o++*

o/ lo=+ 3ou+ a (6+ua+y 2, 2001 an July 1, 2001. #

3a* 6 RE%ANDED o +-al 3ou+ /o+ /u++ +o3-n*.

SO ORDERED.

Puno, >Ca-+8an?, Au*+-aB%a+-n, Call;o, S+., an C-3oBNaa+-o,

JJ., 3on3u+.

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