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Doroteo Ocheda Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

DOROTEO OCHEDA, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and THE HEIRS OF EDUARDO SANTOS, respondents.

G.R. No. 85517 | 1992-10-16

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

The trial court's jurisdiction over an action for damages arising from a quasi-delict which resulted in the death of an employee while in the performance of his duty is challenged in this case.

The late Eduardo Santos was, at the time of his death, employed as a painter by the petitioner who was a sub-contractor for the painting job on M.J. Building then being constructed along Salcedo Street, Makati, Metro Manila. The C.E. Construction Corporation, Inc. (CECCI) was the principal contractor thereof by virtue of a contract it entered into with M.J. Development Corporation, the owner of the building....