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    Marchan Vs Mendoza

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    Silverio Marchan was driving a passenger bus for Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to fall into a ditch. Several passengers, including Arsenio Mendoza, his wife, and child, were injured. The Supreme Court ruled that Marchan was grossly negligent for driving at a high speed without regard for passenger safety. They also ruled that Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines was liable because common carriers are responsible for injuries caused by employee negligence. The court awarded compensatory and exemplary damages to Arsenio Mendoza, who was paralyzed below the waist from his injuries.

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    Marchan Vs Mendoza

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    Silverio Marchan was driving a passenger bus for Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to fall into a ditch. Several passengers, including Arsenio Mendoza, his wife, and child, were injured. The Supreme Court ruled that Marchan was grossly negligent for driving at a high speed without regard for passenger safety. They also ruled that Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines was liable because common carriers are responsible for injuries caused by employee negligence. The court awarded compensatory and exemplary damages to Arsenio Mendoza, who was paralyzed below the waist from his injuries.

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    Silverio Marchan was driving a passenger bus for Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to fall into a ditch. Several passengers, including Arsenio Mendoza, his wife, and child, were injured. The Supreme Court ruled that Marchan was grossly negligent for driving at a high speed without regard for passenger safety. They also ruled that Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines was liable because common carriers are responsible for injuries caused by employee negligence. The court awarded compensatory and exemplary damages to Arsenio Mendoza, who was paralyzed below the waist from his injuries.

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    Marchan Vs Mendoza

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    Silverio Marchan was driving a passenger bus for Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to fall into a ditch. Several passengers, including Arsenio Mendoza, his wife, and child, were injured. The Supreme Court ruled that Marchan was grossly negligent for driving at a high speed without regard for passenger safety. They also ruled that Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines was liable because common carriers are responsible for injuries caused by employee negligence. The court awarded compensatory and exemplary damages to Arsenio Mendoza, who was paralyzed below the waist from his injuries.

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    Marchan vs.

    Mendoza
    G.R. No. L-24471
    FACTS
    A passenger bus of the Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines, driven by Silverio
    Marchan, fell into a ditch while travelling on its way to Manila. As a result of
    which respondents Arsenio Mendoza, his wife and child, passengers of the
    said bus were thrown out to the ground resulting in their multiple injuries. It
    was proven that the bus was traveling at high speed without due regard to
    the safety of its passengers and that passengers complained and asked
    Machan, the driver to slow down. On the contrary, Marchan increased its
    speed while approaching a truck which was then parked, apparently to avoid
    collision with the incoming vehicle from the opposite direction. The rear tires
    of the bus skidded because of its high speed which caused the bus to fall into
    a ditch. Subsequently, Marchan was convicted for physical injuries through
    reckless imprudence.
    ISSUE
    Whether or not Marchan and Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines are liable for the
    injuries suffered by its passengers.
    RULING
    The Supreme Court held that the proximate cause of the accident was the
    gross negligence of Marchan who when driving is expected to have employed
    the highest degree of care. He should have been assiduously prudent in
    handling his vehicle to insure the safety of his passengers. There is no reason
    why he shouldnt stop the vehicle upon noticing a parked truck in front of
    him. He must have taken precautionary measures in securing the safety of
    his passengers. Philippine Rabbit is also liable because common carriers
    cannot escape liability for the death or injuries to passengers through the
    negligence and willful acts of the former's employees, although such
    employees may have acted beyond the scope of their authority or in
    violation of the orders. The awarding of compensatory damages is
    reasonable because Arsenio Mendoza had suffered paralysis on the lower
    extremities, which will incapacitate him to engage in his customary
    occupation throughout the remaining years of his life. The awarding of
    exemplary damages likewise is found just although the plaintiffs did not
    specify such claim. The court is called upon the exercise and can use its
    discretion in the imposition of punitive or exemplary damages even though
    not expressly prayed or pleaded in the plaintiffs' complaint.

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