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British Airways vs. CA, et al.

BRITISH AIRWAYS, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, GOP MAHTANI, and PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 121824 | 1998-01-29

D E C I S I O N

ROMERO, J:

In this appeal by certiorari, petitioner British Airways (BA) seeks to set aside the decision of respondent Court of Appeals 1 promulgated on September 7, 1995, which affirmed the award of damages and attorney's fees made by the Regional Trial Court of Cebu, 7th Judicial Region, Branch 7, in favor of private respondent GOP Mahtani as well as the dismissal of its third-party complaint against Philippine Airlines (PAL). 2

The material and relevant facts are as follows:

On April 16, 1989, Mahtani decided to visit his relatives in Bombay, India. In anticipation of his visit, he obtained the services of a certain...