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DR.
HERMAN ARMOVIT,
DORA ARMOVIT AND
JACQUELINE ARMOVIT, petitioners, vs. COURT
OF
APPEALS,
AND
NORTHWEST
AIRLINES,
INC., respondents.
Facts: In October 1981, the petitioners decided to
spend their Christmas holidays with relatives and friends
in the Philippines, so they purchased from private
respondent, three (3) round trip airline tickets from the
U.S. to Manila and back, plus three (3) tickets for the
rest of the children.
On their return trip from Manila to the U.S. scheduled on
January 17, 1982, petitioner arrived at the check-in
counter of respondent 9:15 in the morning, which is a
good one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes ahead of the
10:30 A.M. scheduled flight time recited in their tickets.
Petitioners were rudely informed that they cannot be
accommodated inasmuch as Flight 002 scheduled at
9:15 a.m. was already taking off and the 10:30 A.M.
flight time entered in their plane tickets was erroneous.
Herein petitioner Dr. Armovit protested in extreme
agitation that because of the bump-off he will not be
able to keep his appointments with his patients in the
U.S. Petitioners suffered anguish, wounded feelings, and
serious anxiety day and night of January 17th until the
morning of January 18th when they were finally informed
that seats will be available for them on the flight that
day.
Because of the refusal of the private respondent to heed
the repeated demands of the petitioners for
compensatory damages, petitioners were compelled to
file an action for damages in the Regional Trial Court of
Manila.
decision was rendered on July 2, 1985, the dispositive
part of which reads as follows: "WHEREFORE, in view of
the foregoing considerations, judgment is hereby
rendered ordering defendant to pay plaintiffs actual,
moral, exemplary and nominal damages, plus attorney's
fees..
Not satisfied therewith, private respondent interposed
an appeal to the Court of Appeals wherein in due course
a decision was rendered:
On the allowance of damages, the trial court
has discretion to grant and fix the amounts. In
this case, there was gross negligence on the
part of defendant-appellant in reconfirming the
time and date of departure of Flight No. 002
Appellees' actual damages in the amount of
P1,300.00 is maintained for being unrebutted
by the Appellant.
However, We modify the allowance of the other
awards made by the trial court.
The moral damages of P900,000.00 awarded to
Appellees must be eliminated considering the
following: llcd
-That the appellees did not take the witness
stand to testify on their "social humiliation,
wounded feelings and anxiety" and the breach
of contract was not malicious or fraudulent.
- Furthermore,
moral
damages,
though
incapable of pecuniary estimation, are in the
Held:
DECISION OF THE TRIAL COURT: The trial court held the
corporation liable for breach of its contract for the
supply and installation of the roofing materials in the Del
Rosarios residence because:
a.) There was actually serious damages cause on
the house on account of inferior installation
b.) MFC admitted to its liability by making partial
repairs
c.) There was an express warranty
DECISION OF THE CA: The CA reversed the judgment. It
ruled that there was no privity of contract between the
Del Rosarios and the MFC because:
Del Rosario vs CA
PNOC V. CA
G.R. No. 107518 October 8, 1998
FACTS:
In the early morning of September 21, 1977, M/V Maria
Efigenia XV, owned by Maria Efigenia Fishing
Corporation on its way to Navotas, Metro Manila collided
with the vessel Petroparcel owned by the Luzon
Stevedoring Corporation (LSC). Board of Marine Inquiry,
Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Simeon N.
Alejandro found Petroparcel to be at fault.
Gatchalian v. Delim
Facts:
On July 11, 1973, petitioner Reynalda Gatchalian
boarded as paying passenger a minibus owned by
respondents. While the bus was running along the
highway, a snapping sound was heard, and after a
short while, the bus bumped a cement flower pot,
turned turtle and fell into a ditch. The passengers were
confined in the hospital, and their bills were paid by
respondents spouse on July 14. Before Mrs. Delim left,
she had the injured passengers sign an already prepared
affidavit waiving their claims against respondents.
Petitioner was among those who signed.
Notwithstanding the said document, petitioner filed a
claim to recover actual and moral damages for loss of
employment opportunities, mental suffering and
inferiority complex caused by the scar on her forehead.
Respondents raised in defense force majeure and the
waiver signed by petitioner. The trial court upheld the
validity of the waiver and dismissed the complaint. The
appellate court ruled that the waiver was invalid, but
also that the petitioner is not entitled to damages.
Issues:
Held:
SECOND DIVISION
[G.R. No. 108630. April 2, 1996]
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, petitioner, vs. COURT
OF APPEALS and LORETO TAN,respondents.
SYLLABUS
5. CIVIL LAW; DAMAGES; ATTORNEYS FEES;
AVAILABLE TO PARTY WHO WAS COMPELLED
TO LITIGATE. - Regarding the award of attorneys
fees, we hold that private respondent Tan is entitled
to the same. Art. 2208 of the Civil Code allows
attorneys fees to be awarded if the claimant is
compelled to litigate with third persons or to incur
expenses to protect his interest by reason of an
unjustified act or omission of the party from whom
it is sought.
6. ID.;
ID.;
EXEMPLARY
DAMAGES;
WHEN
RECOVERABLE. - Under Art. 2232 of the Civil
Code, exemplary damages may be awarded if a
party acted in a wanton, fraudulent, reckless,
oppressive, or malevolent manner. However, they
cannot be recovered as a matter of right; the court
has yet to decide whether or not they should be
adjudicated.
7. ID.; ID.; ID.; REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT.
- Jurisprudence has set down the requirements for
The matter was set for hearing on July 21, 1978 and
petitioner was directed by the court to produce the said
special power of attorney thereat. However, petitioner
failed to do so.
SECOND DIVISION
[G.R. No. 129782. June 29, 2001]
PEOPLE
OF
THE
PHILIPPINES, plaintiff
and
appellee, vs. BALWINDER SINGH, GURMOK
SINGH,
DALVIR
SINGH,
DIAL
SINGH,
AMARJIT SINGH, MOHINDER SINGH, MALKIT
SINGH DHILLON, JOHINDER SINGH and
KULDIP SINGH, defendant,
BALWINDER SINGH, MALKIT, SINGH, MOHINDER
SINGH and DALVIR SINGH, defendants-appellants.
DECISION
BUENA, J.:
Appellants Balwinder, Malkit, Mohinder and Dalvir,
all surnamed Singh, were convicted of the crime of
Murder in Criminal Case No. 8683 for killing Surinder
Singh, and Frustrated Murder in Criminal Cases No. 8682
for stabbing Dilbag Singh. Each of them were sentenced
to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for murder,
and the indeterminate penalty of 8 years and one (1)
day of prision mayor as minimum, to twelve (12) years
and one (1) day of reclusion temporal as maximum for
frustrated murder.
It appears that these four (4) appellants, who are
Indian nationals, were charged with murder and
frustrated murder along with their six (6) compatriots,
namely: Gurmok, Dalvir, Dial, Johinder, Kuldip and
Amarjit Singh. Only these four (4) appellants were
prosecuted because the rest of their co-accused are atlarge, except for Dial Singh, who died while under
detention.
Dilbag Singh, private complainant for frustrated
murder in Criminal Case No. 8682, recounts that on
November 26, 1993, at around 7:30 in the morning while
he was cleaning his motorbike in front of the Mendiola
Apartment in Barangay Canlalay, Bian, Laguna, Dalvir,
Balwinder, Gurmok, Jarnail, Amarjit, Mohinder, Dial,
Kuldip- all surnamed Singh-Johander Singh Dhillon, and
Malkit Singh Dhillon arrived, shouting foul remarks in
their native language and demanding Surinder Singh to
come out of the apartment. When Surinder Singh came
out of his apartment, Dalvir Singh tried to stab him but
Surinder Singh was able to move away. Dalvir Singh told
his companions to hold Surinder Singh as he will kill
On
June
30,
1994,
a
resolution
on
reinvestigation[6] resulted in the filing of two (2)
Informations for Murder and Frustrated Murder against
all ten (10) Indian nationals, to wit:
the
penalty
of reclusion
Mendoza,
FIRST DIVISION
[G.R. No. 118342. January 5, 1998]
DEVELOPMENT
BANK
OF
THE
PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. COURT OF
APPEALS and LYDIA CUBA, respondents.
[G.R. No. 118367. January 5, 1998]
LYDIA P. CUBA, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS,
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES
and AGRIPINA P. CAPERAL, respondents.
DECISION
DAVIDE, JR., J.:
These two consolidated cases stemmed from a
complaint[1] filed against the Development Bank of the
Philippines (hereafter DBP) and Agripina Caperal filed by
Lydia Cuba (hereafter CUBA) on 21 May 1985 with the
Regional Trial Court of Pangasinan, Branch 54. The said
complaint sought (1) the declaration of nullity of DBPs
appropriation of CUBAs rights, title, and interests over a
44-hectare fishpond located in Bolinao, Pangasinan, for
being violative of Article 2088 of the Civil Code; (2) the
annulment of the Deed of Conditional Sale executed in
her favor by DBP; (3) the annulment of DBPs sale of the
subject fishpond to Caperal; (4) the restoration of her
rights, title, and interests over the fishpond; and (5) the
recovery of damages, attorneys fees, and expenses of
litigation.
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