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LRTA V. Navidad
G.R. No. 145804 February 6, 2003
Laws i!ed" Ar!. 1#55,Ar!. 1#56,Ar!. 1#5$,Ar!. 1#63
FAT%"
&'!ober 14, 1$$3, #"30 (.). " *ru+ Ni'a+or Navidad -Ni'a+or
e+!ered !/e *%A LRTs!a!io+ a!er (ur'/asi+ a !oe+.
/ie Ni'a+or was s!a+di+ a! !/e (a!or) +ear !/e LRT !ra's, !/e
uard 7u+ei!o
s'ar!i+ a((roa'/ed /i).
*ue !o )isu+ders!a+di+, !/ey /ad a is! i/! Ni'a+or e o+ !/e
!ra's a+d ied
i+s!a+!a+eousy u(o+ bei+ /i! by a )ovi+ !rai+ o(era!ed by Rodoo
Ro)a+*e'e)ber
8, 1$$4"
T/e widow o Ni'a+or, ao+ wi!/ /er '/idre+, ied a 'o)(ai+! or
da)aes aai+s!
s'ar!i+, Ro)a+, LRTA, e!ro Tra+si! &r. 9+'. a+d :rude+!
-ae+'y o se'uri!y uardsor !/e dea!/ o /er /usba+d.
LRTA a+d Ro)a+ ied a 'ou+!er;'ai) aai+s! Ni'a+or a+d a
'ross;'ai) aai+s!
s'ar!i+ a+d :rude+!
:rude+!" de+ied iabii!y < averred !/a! i! /ad e=er'ised due
diie+'e i+ !/e see'!io+ a+d
sur(ervisio+ o i!s se'uri!y uards LRTA a+d Ro)a+" (rese+!ed
evide+'e :rude+! a+ds'ar!i+" de)urrer 'o+!e+di+ !/a! Navidad /ad
aied !o (rove !/a! s'ar!i+ was
+eie+! i+ /is assi+ed !as
RT" 9+ avour o widow a+d aai+s! :rude+! a+d s'ar!i+, 'o)(ai+!
aai+s! LRT a+d
Ro)a+ were dis)issed or a' o )eri!
A" reversed by e=o+era!i+ :rude+! a+d /ed LRTA a+d Ro)a+
iabe
9%%>"
?N LRTA a+d Ro)a+ s/oud be iabe a''ordi+ !o !/e 'o+!ra'! o
'arriae
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N&. Air)ed wi!/ odii'a!io+" -a +o)i+a da)aes is *LT*
-ANN&T 'o;
e=is! w? 'o)(e+sa!ory da)aes -b Ro)a+ is absoved.
Law a+d uris(rude+'e di'!a!e !/a! a 'o))o+ 'arrier, bo!/ ro) !/e
+a!ure o i!s busi+ess
a+d or reaso+s o (ubi' (oi'y, is burde+ed wi!/ !/e du!y o
e=er'isi+ u!)os!diie+'e i+ e+suri+ !/e sae!y o (asse+ers ivi
ode"
Ar!. 1#55. A 'o))o+ 'arrier is bou+d !o 'arry !/e (asse+ers saey
as ar as /u)a+
'are a+d oresi/! 'a+ (rovide, usi+ !/e u!)os! diie+'e o very
'au!ious (erso+s, wi!/
a due reard or a !/e 'ir'u)s!a+'es.
Ar!. 1#56. 9+ 'ase o dea!/ or i+uries !o (asse+ers, 'o))o+
'arriers are (resu)ed !o/ave bee+ a! au! or !o /ave a'!ed +eie+!y,
u+ess !/ey (rove !/a! !/ey observed
e=!raordi+ary diie+'e as (res'ribed i+ ar!i'es 1#33 a+d 1#55
Ar!. 1#5$. o))o+ 'arriers are iabe or !/e dea!/ o or i+uries !o
(asse+ers !/rou/
!/e +eie+'e or wiu a'!s o !/e or)erBs e)(oyees, a!/ou/ su'/
e)(oyees )ay/ave a'!ed beyo+d !/e s'o(e o !/eir au!/ori!y or i+
vioa!io+ o !/e orders o !/e
'o))o+ 'arriers
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T/is iabii!y o !/e 'o))o+ 'arriers does N&T 'ease u(o+ (roo
!/a! !/ey =er'ised a
!/e diie+'e o a ood a!/er o a a)iy i+ !/e see'!io+ a+d
su(ervisio+ o !/eir
e)(oyees
Ar!. 1#63. A 'o))o+ 'arrier is res(o+sibe or i+uries suered by a
(asse+er o+
a''ou+! o !/e wiu a'!s or +eie+'e o o!/er (asse+ers or o
s!ra+ers, i !/e
'o))o+ 'arrierBs e)(oyees !/rou/ !/e e=er'ise o !/e diie+'e o a
ood a!/er o aa)iy 'oud /ave (reve+!ed or s!o((ed !/e a'! or
o)issio+.
arriers (resu)ed !o be a! au! or bee+ +eie+! a+d by si)(e (roo o
i+ury, !/e
(asse+er is reieaved o !/e du!y !o s!i es!abis/ !/e au! or
+eie+'e o !/e 'arrier or
o i!s e)(oyees a+d !/e burde+ s/i!s u(o+ !/e 'arrier !o (rove
!/a! !/e i+ury is due !oa+ u+oresee+ eve+! or !o or'e )aeure
/ere i! /ires i!s ow+ e)(oyees or avai i!se o !/e servi'es o a+
ou!sider or a+
i+de(e+de+! ir) !o u+der!ae !/e !as, !/e 'o))o+ 'arrier is
N&T reieved o i!s
res(o+sibii!ies u+der !/e 'o+!ra'! o 'arriae
Ge+era Rue" :rude+! 'a+ be iabe o+y or !or! u+der Ar!. 21#6 a+d
rea!ed (rovisio+s
i+ 'o+u+'!io+ wi!/ Ar!. 2180 o !/e ivi ode. -Tor! )ay arise eve+
u+der a 'o+!ra'!,
w/ere !or! CDuasi;dei'! iabii!yE is !/a! w/i'/ brea'/es !/e
'o+!ra'!
" i e)(oyerBs iabii!y is +eie+'e or au! o+ !/e (ar! o !/e
e)(oyee, e)(oyer
'a+ be )ade iabe o+ !/e basis o !/e (resu)(!io+ uris !a+!u) !/a!
!/e e)(oyer aied!o e=er'ise diie+!issi)i (a!ris a)iies i+ !/e
see'!io+ a+d su(ervisio+ o i!s
e)(oyees.
!o !/e " >(o+ s/owi+ due diie+'e i+ !/e see'!io+ a+d
su(ervisio+ o !/e
e)(oyee
Fa'!ua i+di+ o !/e A" N& i+ be!. :rude+! a+d !/e dea!/ o
Ni'a+or or !/e reaso+
!/a! !/e +eie+'e o s'ar!i+ was N&T (rove+ N& s/owi+ !/a!
Ro)a+ /i)se is
ui!y o a+y 'u(abe a'! or o)issio+, /e )us! aso be absoved ro)
iabii!y
o+!ra'!ua !ie be!. LRT a+d Ni'a+or is N&T i!se a uridi'a
rea!io+ be!. Ni'a+or a+dRo)a+. Ro)a+ 'a+ be iabe o+y or /is ow+ au!
or +eie+'e
