7 Complaint
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7 Complaint
FIRSTJUDICIALREGION
REGIONALTRIALCOURT
Branch1
BaguioCity
FeTuadles,Plaintiff, CIVILCASENo.196523
versus FOR:Damagesfordeath,Lossofearning
capacity,MoraldamagesandAttorneysFees.
AurelioLaxa,BonifacioCruz,
ULTRASpeedMachineShopand
AsMetalProducts,AurelioLara,
Defendants.
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COMPLAINT
Plaintiff,bycounsel,anduntothisHonorableCourt,mostrespectfullyaversTHAT:
1. PlaintiffisaFilipino,oflegalage,married,andresidingatNo.11CamdasSubd.,BaguioCity,wherehemaybe
servedwithsummons,papersandotherprocessofthisHonorableCourtACOPLawFirm,Suite704,LANDCO
Bldg,KisadRd,BaguioCity.
2. DefendantAurelioLaxaisaFilipino,oflegalage,single,andresidingatNo.55,Trancoville,BaguioCity,where
hemaybeservedwithsummons,papersandotherprocessofthisHonorableCourt.
3. DefendantBonifacioCruzisaFilipino,oflegalage,married,andresidingatNo.78LeonilaHill,BaguioCity,
wherehemaybeservedwithsummons,papersandotherprocessofthisHonorableCourt.
4. DefendantULTRASpeedMachineShopandAsMetalProductsisajuridicalentitydulyregisteredwiththe
Securities and Exchange Commission. It is engaged in the selling metal products and Auto Repair. It is
representedhereinbyAurelioLara,ownerandmanagerofULTRASpeedMachineShopandAsMetalProducts.
ItmaybeservedwithpapersandotherprocessesofthisHonorableCourtatNo.131WestQuirinoHill,Baguio
City.
5. DefendantAurelioLaraisaFilipino,oflegalage,married,andresidingatNo.131WestQuirinoHill,Baguio
City,wherehemaybeservedwithsummons,papersandotherprocessofthisHonorableCourt.
6. Bothpartieshavecapacitytosueandtobesued.
7. Plaintiffhereinisthewifeofvictimofthevehicularaccident,RomeoTuadleswhoisthesolebreadwinnerofthe
family.
8. DefendantBonifacioCruz,istheregisteredownerofaCimarronJeepney,andparticularlydescribedasfollows:
MakeandType:CimarronJeepney
PlateNo.:LXX349
9. DefendantULTRASpeedMachineShopandAsMetalProductsownedbyAurelioLarahaslegalpossessionof
thevehicleandbounditselfbyanacknowledgmentattachedherewithAnnexA,toberesponsibleforanyand
allincidentsthatmayoccurwhilethesaidvehicleisintheircustody.
10. DefendantAurelioLaraistheemployerofAurelioLaxa,beingtheownerofULTRASpeedMachineShopand
AsMetalProducts.
11. OnApril29,2019,BonifacioCruzbroughthisvehicletoULTRASpeedMachineShopandAsMetalProducts
byAurelioLaraforrepairandleftthesaidvehicleattheshop.
12. AtaboutMay2,2019,AurelioLaxa,adriverofAsMetalProductswithhiscoworkersonboarddrovethe
vehicleingoingtothebeach.
13. Indrivingbackfromthebeach,AurelioLaxalostcontrolofthevehiclewhilenegotiatingacurvecausingitto
turnturtleresultinginthedeathofoneofitspassengersRomeoTuadles.
14. Ademandletterforindemnificationfordamageswasbyplaintifftodefendants.
15. DefendantBonifacioCruzpromptlydeniedliabilityforreasonthathisvehiclewasusedanddrivenwithouthis
knowledgeandconsentbyAurelioTuadlesatthetimeoftheaccident.
16. AsaresultofthedeathofRomeoTuadles,hisfamilyisinfinancialdifficultiesbecausetheydependonhimasa
solewageearnerinthefamily.Hence,theymustbemadetopayfordamagesforthedeathofRomeoTuadles,in
theamountequivalenttoFIVEHUNDREDTHROUSANDPESOS(P500,000.00).
17. DuetothesuddendeathofRomeoTuadles,hiswifeandchildrensufferedmentalanguishandseriousanxiety.
18. Consequently,Plaintiffwasconstrainedtoengagetheservicesofcounseltowhomitobligateditselftopayas
Attorney'sFeestheamountequivalenttoTWENTYFIVEPERCENT(25%)ofthetotalamounttobeadjudgedin
favorofplaintiffs,andthecostsofthissuit.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, theabovepremisesconsidered,itisrespectfullyprayedofthisHonorableCourtafter
hearingonthemerits,that:
a. Defendants be ordered to pay for damages for death in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED
THROUSANDPESOS.
b. DefendantsbeorderedtopaymoraldamagesintheamountofFIVEHUNDREDTHOUSAND
PESOS(Php500,000.00);
d. Defendantsbeorderedtopaythecostsofthissuit.
Otherreliefsjustandequitableunderthepremisesarelikewiseprayedfor.
Respectfullysubmittedthis27thdayofFebruary2017,doneintheCityofBaguio,Philippines.
ATTY.SIDNEYD.LADERA
CounselforPlaintiff
Rm.06,2rdFloor,InsularLifeBuilding
AbanaoSt.,BaguioCity
(074)6190284/09177687609
PTRNo.052108;11510/BaguioCity
RollofAttorneyNo.568317;11510/BaguioCity
IBPLifetimeMembershipNo.1039438;BaguioBenguet
REPUBLICOFTHEPHILIPPINES}
DONE:INTHECITYOFBAGUIO}S.S.
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VERIFICATIONANDCERTIFICATIONAGAINSTFORUMSHOPPING
IFeTuadles,Filipino,oflegalage,marriedandaresidentofresidingatNo.11CamdasSubd.,Baguio
City,,afterhavingbeendulysworntoinaccordancewithlawdeposeandsay,THAT:
That I am the Plaintiff in the aboveentitled case; That I have caused the preparation of the above
ComplaintandIhavereadthesameandknowsthecontentsthereof;Thattheallegationscontainedthereinare
trueandcorrectofmyownpersonalknowledge.
INWITNESSWHEREOF,Ihavehereuntosetmyhandthis27 thdayofNovember2017atBaguioCity,
Philippines.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 127th day of February 2017, by Fe Tuadles, who
exhibitedtomeherVotersIDNo.12345issuedatBaguioCity,PhilippinesonMay12,2010.
MELFORD A. LAPNAWAN
Notary Public
Until December 31, 2017
Tel No.: (074) 442-8931
Doc. No. 80; PTR No. 2198282, 04-30-18 Baguio City,
Page No. 16; IBP O.R. No. 1008288, 4-14-18
Book No. I;
Series of: 2017 Roll No. 51888, 04-29-18
Commission Serial No.: 74-NC-12 (R)
MCLE Compliance No. II-0002267, 01-
TIN 428-986-655
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ReceivedfromBonifacioC.Cruz,hisCimarronJeepneywithPlateNo.LXX349,for
repairandothernecessaryfixing.Thesaidacceptanceiswiththeconsequentassurancethatwe
willberesponsibleforanyandallincidentswhichmayoccurwhilethesaidvehicleisinour
custody.
Donethis29thdayofApril,2019.
AurelioLara
OwnerandManager
UltraSpeedMachineShop
andAsMetalProducts