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Luz Taganas & Tabbal vs Hon Meliton Emuslan & Standard Insurance

LUZ E. TAGANAS and VALENTIN G. TABBAL, petitioners, vs. HON. MELITON G. EMUSLAN AND STANDARD INSURANCE CO., INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 146980 | 2003-09-02

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

At bar is a Petition for Review on Certiorari filed by petitioners assailing the September 12, 2000 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals upholding the twin orders[2] issued by the Regional Trial Court of Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Branch 47. The first order denied petitioners' motion to dismiss, while the second denied their subsequent motion for reconsideration.

The antecedents follow.

On July 11, 1997, a road accident involving four vehicles occurred along the national highway in Barangay San Jose, San Joaquin Sur, Agoo, La Union.

The vehicles involved were a "Jack and Yolly" minibus, an Izusu Elf van...