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Laura Velasco, etal. Vs. Sergio A.F.Apostol, etal.

LAURA VELASCO and GRETA ACOSTA, petitioners, vs. HON. SERGIO A. F. APOSTOL and MAHARLIKA INSURANCE CO., INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 44588 | 1989-05-09

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

Petitioners Laura Velasco and Greta Acosta were the plaintiffs in Civil Case No. Q-19118 in the former Court of First Instance of Rizal, Branch XVI, of which public respondent Hon. Sergio A. F. Apostol was the presiding judge. The case was an offshoot of an incident adequately alleged in their complaint, dated July 22, 1974, as follows:

"That on November 27, 1973, at about 2:30 p.m. plaintiffs were riding in their Mercury car, with Plate No. 44-43 (H-Manila-73), owned by plaintiff Laura Velasco, and driven by their driver Restituto Guarra, along Quezon Boulevard near the corner of Speaker Perez Street,...