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Summit Guaranty & Insurance vs. Hon De Guzman

SUMMIT GUARANTY AND INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., petitioner, vs. HON. JOSE C. DE GUZMAN, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of Branch III, CFI of Tarlac, GERONIMA PULMANO and ARIEL PULMANO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-50997 | 1987-06-30

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

These three consolidated cases arose from three separate complaints filed against Summit Guaranty and Insurance Company, Inc., herein petitioner, for the payment of insurance on insurance policies issued by the latter.

The facts are as follows:

G.R. No. L-48679

Private respondent Jose Ledesma was the owner of a tractor which was bumped by a minibus insured with petitioner company for purposes of Third Party Liability. The incident took place on March 10, 1977.

Immediately thereafter, private respondent made a notice of claim with petitioner company for the damage and loss suffered by the tractor....