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Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and CLARITA T. CAMACHO, respondents.

G.R. No. 104658 | 1993-04-07

D E C I S I O N


CAMPOS, JR., J.:

Was the hydro-pressure test of the underground storage tank in private respondent Clarita T. Camacho's gasoline station conducted by an independent contractor or not? A negative answer will make petitioner Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (Shell, for brevity) liable for the said independent contractor's acts or omissions; otherwise, no. This is the issue that this Court is called upon to resolve in this case.

The facts are as follows:

Private respondent Clarita T. Camacho (private respondent for short) was the operator of a gasoline station in Naguilian Road, Baguio City, wherein she sells...