8/20/2019 Buan v Pampanga Bus Company and La Mallorca

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BUAN v. PAMPANGA BUS CO. and LA MALLORCA(1956)

Petitioner: ESTATE OF FLORENCIO P. BUAN,Resondent: PAMPANGA BUS COMPANY AND LA MALLORCAPonente: Reyes, A.,J.

 !OC"R#N$:The law, vest!" the P#$l% Se&v%e C'((ss'! wth the )'we& '*s#)e&vs'! a!+ %'!t&'l 've& )#$l% t&a!s)'&tat'!, has als' %l'the+ t wth$&'a+ +s%&et'! ! the ee&%se '* that )'we&. As s#%h, the %'#&t %a!!'t!te&ve!e e%e)t * the&e s a %lea& %ase '* a$#se. Th#s, the *!+!"s '* theC'((ss'! a&e $!+!" #)'! the C'#&ts.

%AC"S:

-. The estate '* Fl'&e!%' P. B#a!, s a! a#th'&e+ $#s ')e&at'& al'!"va&'#s l!es ! %e!t&al a!+ !'&the&! L#'!, wth a#th'&ty t' ')e&ate / a#t'0t%1s al'!" the Ma!la0Ba"a% l!e a!+ -- al'!" the M'&'! D!al#)ha!l!e.

2. Alle"e+ly $e%a#se '* &es'l#t'!s $y (#!%)al %'#!%ls a!+ )ett'!s $y%v% a!+ la$'& "&'#)s, B#a! a))le+ ! *'#& %ases ! the C'((ss'! *'&%e&t*%ates '* )#$l% %'!ve!e!%e t' ')e&ate a++t'!al t&)s $etwee! Ma!laa!+ va&'#s (#!%)altes a!+ $a&&'s ! Bataa!, wth a t'tal '* /3 #!ts+st&$#te+.

3. The Pa()a!"a B#s C'()a!y 4PBC5 a!+ La Mall'&%a 4LM5 '))'se+alle"!" that they a&e a#th'&e+ t' ')e&ate a!+ a&e a%t#ally ')e&at!" '!the l!es a))le+ *'& a!+ that the a++t'!al se&v%es a))le+ *'& a&es#)e&*l#'#s, wll !'t )&'('te )#$l% !te&est ! a )&')e& a!+ s#ta$le(a!!e&, a!+ wll &es#lt ! %#t0th&'at a!+ !'#s %'()ett'!

6. The P#$l% Se&v%e C'((ss'! 4C'((ss'!5 +e!e+ the a))l%at'!s '* B#a! 4! all 6 %ases5 stat!" that the se&v%es )&'v+e+ $y PBC a!+ LMwe&e a+e7#ate a!+ s#**%e!t *'& the a%t#al !ee+s '* the )#$l% a!+ that the"&a!t '* the a))l%at'!s w'#l+ '!ly &es#lt ! #!!e%essa&y '& waste*#l%'()ett'!. MR +e!e+, th#s ths )ett'! t' &evew.

#SSU$S: 8ON the se&v%es )&'v+e+ $y PBC a!+ LM as well as B#a! a&eal&ea+y a+e7#ate a!+ s#**%e!t t' se&ve )#$l% !ee+s

RUL#NG & RA"#O: YES, !' !ee+ *'& a++t'!al t&)s $y B#a!

-. Ea%h )a&tes )&ese!te+ the& )e%es '* ev+e!%e.

B#a!

• -6 wt!esses, &es'l#t'!s '* (#!%)al %'#!%ls, )ett'!s, !a$lty '*

the PBC t' &e"ste& ts a#th'&e+ !#($e& '* #!ts, a!+ !'!0%'()la!%e '! the )a&t '* PBC a!+ LM wth the te&(s '* the&%e&t*%ates $y s#))&ess!" t&)s '! h'#&s whe! they +' !'t e)e%t as#**%e!t !#($e& '* )asse!"e&s

PBC a!+ LM

•9 wt!esses : +'%#(e!ta&y )&''* t' sh'w that they we&e &e!+e&!"se&v%e ! a%%'&+a!%e wth the &e7#&e(e!ts '* the& %e&t*%ates a!+that the !ee+s '* the t&avel!" )#$l% we&e $e!" a+e7#ately se&ve+

2. The C'((ss'! '&+e&e+ a s#&vey '* the )asse!"e& t&a**% '! the l!esa))le+ *'& stat'!!" 2 %he%1e&s; a"e!ts t' '$se&ve a!+ &e)'&t the st#at'!! Bataa! 4$#s te&(!al5. Res#lt< !'t wa&&a!t a++t'!al se&v%e= 2%'()a!es ')e&ate ! a%%'&+a!%e wth %e&t*%ates

3. The *!+!"s a&e s#))'&te+ $y ('&e tha! s#$sta!tal ev+e!%e a!+ a&ethe&e*'&e $!+!" #)'! ths C'#&t. The C'#&t s !'t &e7#&e+ t' ea(!e the)&''* +e !'v' a!+ +ete&(!e *'& tsel* whethe& '& !'t the )&e)'!+e&a!%e '*

ev+e!%e &eally >#st*es the +e%s'! $el'w.

6. The law, vest!" the P#$l% Se&v%e C'((ss'! wth the )'we& '*s#)e&vs'! a!+ %'!t&'l 've& )#$l% t&a!s)'&tat'!, has als' %l'the+ t wth$&'a+ +s%&et'! ! the ee&%se '* that )'we&. As s#%h, the %'#&t %a!!'t!te&ve!e e%e)t * the&e s a %lea& %ase '* a$#se

The C'((ss'! se!t 2 %he%1e&s t' !s)e%t the st#at'! t' a+ ! the+ete&(!at'! '* whethe& '& !'t a++t'!al se&v%e s !ee+e+ $y the )#$l%.O! the $ass '* the !*'&(at'! '$ta!e+, the C'((ss'! was a$le t'%'!%l#+e that the&e was !+ee+ !' !ee+ *'& a++t'!al se&v%es. A$se!t)&''* that the C'((ss'! a$#se+ t?s +s%&et'!;)'we&s, C'#&t &es)e%ts

C'((ss'!?s >#+"(e!t.

!#SPOS#"#ON: 8he&e*'&e, the +e%s'! $el'w s a**&(e+, wth %'stsa"a!st the )ett'!.

NOTE< Pett'!e&s %'!te!+e+ that 2 &es)'!+e!t %'()a!es we&e se&v%!"#!a#th'&e+ t&)s, the &'#tes wh%h B#a! was a))ly!" *'&. S!%e B#a!a))le+ *'& these &'#tes, hs a))l%at'!s sh'#l+ the&e*'&e $e a))le+.@'weve& the %'#&t sa+ that the #!a#th'&e+ t&)s )asse+ th&'#"h ts 'the&a#th'&e+ &'#tes. The %'#&t +'es &e%'"!e h'weve& that the 2 &es)'!+e!t%'()a!es a&e la$le *'& s'(e +s%)l!a&y a%t'! $#t s#%h "&'#!+ s !'te!'#"h t' a#th'&e a++t'!al t&)s t' B#a! s!%e the C'((ss'! al&ea+y

*'#!+ that the&e s al&ea+y ('&e tha! a+e7#ate se&v%e *'& the sa+ t&)s.