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United States Vs. Benito Manabat, Et Al. 028 Phil 560

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BENITO MANABAT and LUCAS PASIBI, defendants. LUCAS PASIBI, appellant.

G.R. No. 9700 | 1914-12-03

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:

These defendants were charged with the crime of "imprudencia temeraria." The complaint alleged:

"That on or about the 22d of August, 1913, in the municipality of Dagupan, Province of Pangasinan, the said Benito Manabat and Lucas Pasibi, defendants, engineer of train No. 118 and chauffeur of automobile No. 24, respectively, through lack of due precaution caused said train and automobile to collide with each other at the railroad crossing situated near the railroad station of said municipality of Dagupan; that said Manabat failed to blow the whistle and strike the bell before reaching said crossing, as it was...