G.R. No. 113003, October 17, 1997, 281 SCRA 1 FACTS: On April 26, 1988, spouses Tito and Leny Tumboy and their minor children named Ardee and Jasmin, boarded at Mangagoy, Surigao del Sur, a Yobido Liner bus bound for Davao City. Along Picop Road in Km. 17, Sta. Maria, Agusan del Sur, the left front [...]

G.R. No. L-47379 (May 16, 1988) FACTS: Plaintiff Engineering Construction, Inc., being a successful bidder, executed a contract in Manila with the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA), whereby the former undertook to furnish all tools, labor, equipment and materials, and to construct the proposed 2nd Ipo-Bicti Tunnel, Intake and Outlet Structures, and Appurtenant Structures, [...]

G.R. No. L-29640, June 10, 1971 FACTS: On January 30, 1961, Maria G. Abad acknowledged that she received from Guillermo Austria one (1) pendant with diamonds to be sold on a commission basis or to be returned on demand. However, on February 1, 1961, while walking home to her residence, Abad was said to have [...]

21 SCRA 279 G.R. No. L-21749 (September 29, 1967) FACTS: 1. Barge owned by Luzon Stevedoring Corporation(defendant, LSC for brevity) was being towed down the Pasig river by tugboats belonging to the same corporation.` 2. The barge rammed against one of the wooden piles of the Nagtahan Bailey Bridge, smashing the posts and causing the [...]

144 SCRA 597 (1986) FACTS: The Philippine Bar Association, private respondent, hired the services of the petitioner to make the plans and specifications for the construction of their office building. The building was completed by the contractor but subsequently, an earthquake struck causing its partial collapse and damage. ISSUE: Is the petitioner liable for damages [...]

G.R. No. L-37120, 20 April 1983 FACTS: Sometime in September 1972, respondent entered into a contract with the U.S. Navy Exchange, Subic Bay, Philippines, for the operation of a fleet of taxicabs, each taxicab to be provided with the necessary taximeter and a radio transceiver. Isidro Q. Aligada, acting as an agent, approached the petitioner [...]

G.R. No. 73867, February 29, 1988, 158 SCRA 445 FACTS: Sofia, one of the plaintiffs, sent a telegram thru Telefast to her father and other siblings in the USA to inform about the death of their mother. Unfortunately, the deceased had already been interred but not one from the relatives abroad was able to pay [...]

G.R. No. 27454, April 30, 1970, 32 SCRA 547 FACTS: On July 1963, Rosendo Chavez brought his typewriter to Fructuoso Gonzales a typewriter repairman for the cleaning and servicing of the said typewriter but the latter was not able to finish the job. During October 1963, the plaintiff gave the amount of P6.00 to the [...]

G.R. No. 138334, August 25, 2003, 409 SCRA 528 FACTS: Petitioner contracted the services of respondent Caravan Travel and Tours International, Inc. to arrange and facilitate her booking, ticketing and accommodation in a tour dubbed Jewels of Europe. Pursuant to said contract, the travel documents and plane tickets were delivered to the petitioner who in [...]

G.R. No. 141258, April 9, 2003, 401 SCRA 122 FACTS: Tomasa Sarmiento’s friend, Dra. Virginia Lao, requested her to find someone to reset a pair of diamond earrings into two gold rings. Sarmiento sent Tita Payag with the earrings to Dingding’s Jewelry Shop, owned and managed by spouses Luis and Rose Cabrido, which accepted the [...]