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Necesito v Paras | June 30, 1958 | Reyes, JBL, J.Keywords:

FACTS_______________________________________________________ _

n !"e #orn$n% o& J'nu'ry (8, 19)*, Se+er$n' 'r-es'nd "er one ye'r o/d son, re-$//'no e-es$!o, -'rry$n%+e%e!'2/es, 2o'rded 'ssen%er 'u!o !ru-4 or 2us o.199 o& !"e "$/$ $ne R'22$! Bus L$nes '! A%no,

'n%'s$n'n. T"e 'ssen%er !ru-4, dr$+en 2y Fr'n-$s-o B'ndone//,

!"en ro-eeded on $!s re%u/'r run &ro# A%no !o 'n$/'. A&!er 'ss$n% 'n%'!'re#, 'n%'s$n'n !ru-4 o. 199

en!ered ' wooden 2r$d%e, 2u! !"e &ron! w"ee/sswer+ed !o !"e r$%"!6 !"e dr$+er /os! -on!ro/, 'nd '&!erwre-4$n% !"e 2r$d%e7s wooden r'$/s, !"e !ru-4 &e// on $!sr$%"! s$de $n!o ' -ree4 w"ere w'!er w's 2re's! dee .

T"e #o!"er, Se+er$n' 'r-es, w's drowned6 !"e son,re-$//'no e-es$!o, w's $n ured, su&&er$n% '2r's$ons'nd &r'-!ure o& !"e /e&! &e#ur.

e w's 2rou%"! !o !"e ro+$n-$'/ os $!'/ '! '%u 'n,w"ere !"e &r'-!ure w's se! 2u! w$!" &r'%#en!s one-en!$#e!er ou! o& /$ne.

T"e #oney, wr$s! w'!-" 'nd -'r%o o& +e%e!'2/es were/os!.

Two '-!$ons &or d'#'%es 'nd '!!orney7s &ees !o!'//$n%o+er 85,000 "'+$n% 2een &$/ed $n !"e Cour! o& F$rs!

ns!'n-e o& T'r/'- '%'$ns! !"e -'rr$er, !"e /'!!er/e'ded !"'! !"e '--$den! w's due !o ;en%$ne or

#e-"'n$-'/ !rou2/e; $nde enden! or 2eyond !"e-on!ro/ o& !"e de&end'n!s or o& !"e dr$+er B'ndone//.

CF : !"e 2us w's ro-eed$n% s/ow/y due !o !"e 2'd-ond$!$on o& !"e ro'd6 !"'! !"e '--$den! w's -'used 2y!"e &r'-!ure o& !"e r$%"! s!eer$n% 4nu-4/e, w"$-" w'sde&e-!$+e $n !"'! $!s -en!er or -ore w's no! -o# '-!2u! ;2u22/ed 'nd -e//u/ous;, ' -ond$!$on !"'! -ou/d no!2e 4nown or 's-er!'$ned 2y !"e -'rr$er des $!e !"e &'-!!"'! re%u/'r !"$r!y d'y $ns e-!$ons were #'de o& !"es!eer$n% 4nu-4/e, s$n-e !"e s!ee/ e

!"'! !"e 4nu-4/es 're des$%ned 'nd #'nu&'-!ured &or"e'+y du!y 'nd #'y /'s! u !o !en ye'rs6 !"'! !"e4nu-4/e o& 2us o. 199 !"'! 2ro4e on J'nu'ry (8, 195*,w's /'s! $ns e-!ed on J'nu'ry 5, 195*, 'nd w's due !o2e $ns e-!ed '%'$n on Fe2ru'ry 5!".

en-e, !"e !r$'/ -our!, "o/d$n% !"'! !"e '--$den! w'se

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s'!$s&y$n% !"e -our! !"'! "e "'s du/y d$s-"'r%ed !"e du!y o&ruden-e re u$red.

n !"e A#er$-'n /'w, w"ere !"e -'rr$er $s "e/d !o !"e s'#ede%ree o& d$/$%en-e 's under !"e new C$+$/ Code, !"e ru/e on!"e /$'2$/$!y o& -'rr$ers &or de&e-!s o& e u$ #en! $s !"use< ressed: ;T"e re onder'n-e o& 'u!"or$!y $s $n &'+or o& !"edo-!r$ne !"'! ' 'ssen%er $s en!$!/ed !o re-o+er d'#'%es&ro# ' -'rr$er &or 'n $n ury resu/!$n% &ro# ' de&e-! $n 'n' /$'n-e ur-"'sed &ro# ' #'nu&'-!urer, w"ene+er $!' e'rs !"'! !"e de&e-! wou/d "'+e 2een d$s-o+ered 2y !"e-'rr$er $& $! "'d e

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*he low income of the plaintiffs+appellants makes anaward for attorney s fees -ust and e uitable .ivil.ode, Art) ((0/, par) ''# . Cons$der$n% !"'! "e !wo -'ses&$/ed were !r$ed o$n!/y, ' &ee o& 3,500 wou/d 2e re'son'2/e.

$s os$!$+e: n +$ew o& !"e &ore%o$n%, !"e de-$s$on ' e'/ed&ro# $s re+ersed, 'nd !"e de&end'n!s ' e//ees 'resen!en-ed !o $nde#n$&y !"e /'$n!$&&s ' e//'n!s $n !"e&o//ow$n% '#oun!s: 5,000 !o re-$//'no e-es$!o, 'nd

15,000 !o !"e "e$rs o& !"e de-e'sed Se+er$n' 'r-es, /us3,500 2y w'y o& '!!orney7s &ees 'nd /$!$%'!$on e< enses.

Cos!s '%'$ns! de&end'n!s ' e//ees. So ordered.