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Pangasinan Transportation Co., Inc. vs. Gregorio A. Legaspi 120 Phil. 1379

PANGASINAN TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. (PANTRANCO), petitioner, vs. HON. GREGORIO A. LEGASPI, Judge of the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, PUA PIAN, ROLLY PUA, AIDA PUA, GLORIA PUA, CHUA TECK and CRISPINA BREGUERA, respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-20916-17 | 1964-12-23

D E C I S I O N 


REGALA, J.: 

The issue here is whether, in an action for damages for breach of contract of carriage, proof of the financial standing of the defendant is necessary so as to justify a request for the production of the financial statements relating to the business of the defendant under Rule 27 of the Revised Raules of Court. 

Civil Case No. A-247 and Civil Case No. 248 were filed against the Pangasinan Transportation Co., Inc. (Pantranco) in the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, for the recovery of damages for the death of Aurora Breguera and Welly Pua, wife and one-year old child, respectively, of...