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Michael T. Dava Vs. People Of The Phil., Et Al.

MICHAEL T. DAVA, petitioner, vs. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and the INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, respondents. K.V. Faylona & Associates for petitioner.

G.R. No. 73905 | 1991-09-30

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J.:

On October 19, 1975, while driving a car along Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, Rizal, petitioner Michael T. Dava, then the holder of non-professional driver's license No. 1474427 1 with official receipt No. 7023037, 2 bumped pedestrians Bernadette Roxas Clamor and Dolores E. Roxas, causing death to the former and physical injuries to the latter.

As a consequence of said incident, Dava was brought to the Mandaluyong Police headquarters where his driver's license was confiscated by Cpl. Daniel Severino who later submitted Dava's driver's license to the fiscal's office in Pasig, Rizal. The license was thereafter...