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Castilex Industrial Corp. vs. Vasquez

CASTILEX INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. VICENTE VASQUEZ, JR. and LUISA SO VASQUEZ, and CEBU DOCTORS' HOSPITAL, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 132266 | 1999-12-21

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
 
DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:
 
The pivotal issue in this petition is whether an employer may be held vicariously liable for the death resulting from the negligent operation by a managerial employee of a company-issued vehicle.
 
The antecedents, as succinctly summarized by the Court of Appeals, are as follows:
 
On 28 August 1988, at around 1:30 to 2:00 in the morning, Romeo So Vasquez, was driving a Honda motorcycle around Fuente Osmeña Rotunda. He was traveling counter-clockwise, (the normal flow of traffic in a rotunda) but without any protective...