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Juaniza vs. Jose 89 SCRA 306

VICTOR JUANIZA, Heirs of Josefa P. Leus, etc., et al., plaintiffs and appellees, vs. EUGENIO JOSE, THE ECONOMIC INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., and ROSALIA ARROYO, defendants and appellants.

G.R. Nos. L-50127-28 | 1979-03-30

D E C I S I O N

DE CASTRO, J:

This case was certified by the Court of Appeals to this Court on the ground that the questions raised in the appeal of the decision of the Court of First Instance of Laguna are purely questions of law.

Eugenio Jose was the registered owner and operator of the passenger jeepney involved in an accident of collision with a freight train of the Philippine National Railways that took place on November 23, 1969 which resulted in the death to seven (7) and physical injuries to five (5) of its passengers. At the time of the accident, Eugenio Jose was legally married to Socorro Ramos but had been cohabiting with...