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China Airlines vs. Court of Appeals, Salvador and Lao

CHINA AIRLINES, LTD., petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, ANTONIO S. SALVADOR and ROLANDO C. LAO, respondents.

G.R. No. 129988 | 2003-07-14

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Petitioner China Airlines Ltd. ("CAL") assails the 31 July 1997 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals affirming the award of damages made by the trial court in favor of private respondents Antonio S. Salvador ("Salvador") and Rolando C. Lao ("Lao").

The Antecedent Facts

Sometime in the first week of June 1990, private respondents planned to travel to Los Angeles, California to pursue a cable business deal involving the distribution of Filipino films and programs in Los Angeles. Initially, Morelia Travel Agency ("Morelia") booked private respondents' flight with CAL....