7/17/2019 Bernaldes vs Bohol Land Trans,Inc Case Digest

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Bernaldes, Sr., et al. v. Bohol Land Trans., Inc.

G.R. L-18193

February 27, 1963FACTS: Due to the dr!er"# re$%&e## '(rude)$e, a bu# (a##e)*er +a# %&&ed a)d h# brother 

#erou#&y )ured. A $r')a& $a#e +a# &ed a*a)#t #ad dr!er, but he +a# a$utted o) the

*rou)d that h# *u&t had )ot bee) (ro!ed beyo)d rea#o)ab&e doubt. Sub#eue)t&y, a $!& a$to)or da'a*e# +a# &ed a*a)#t the bu# $o'(a)y. The &atter a&&e*ed that the a$to) $ou&d )ot

 (ro#(er be$au#e: /a0 t +a# barred by a (ror ud*'e)t /) the $r')a& $a#e0 /b0 the (&a)t#

had a&ready )ter!e)ed ) the $r')a& $a#e throu*h (r!ate (ro#e$utor# a)d /$0 the (&a)t# had)ot re#er!ed the $!& $a#e.

SS4: 5hether or )ot the C!& Ca#e a*a)#t the 'ay #t&& (ro#(er.

4LD:

e#. Fr#t, be$au#e the #ut # ba#ed o) $u&(a $o)tra$tua&, )ot the a&&e*ed $r')a& oe)#e /a)du)der Art. 31, a) )de(e)de)t $!& a$to) # a&&o+ed0. Se$o)d&y, be$au#e, at a&&, the

)ter!e)to) ) the $r')a& $a#e a'ou)ted )ere)ta&&y to #ub'tt)* ) #ad $a#e the $&a' or 

$!& &ab&ty, the $&a' $ou&d ha!e bee) o)&y that a*a)#t the dr!er, a)d )ot a*a)#t the bu#

$o'(a)y, +h$h +a# )ot a (arty there). /$0 La#t&y, be$au#e, +h&e there +a# )o e(re##re#er!ato) 'ade, #t&& #u$h re#er!ato) # a&ready '(&ed ) the &a+ +h$h de$&are# the $!&

a$to) to be )de(e)de)t a)d #e(arate ro' the $r')a& a$to). /A# a 'atter o a$t, the duty o the oe)ded (arty to 'a%e #u$h re#er!ato) a((&e# o)&y +he) the $!& a$to) ar#e# ro' the

$r')a& $a#e, but ) th# $a#e t # a*a)#t (er#o)# (ur#ua)t to art$&e 31.