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Polo S. Pantaleon Vs. American Express International, Inc.

POLO S. PANTALEON, Petitioner, versus AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Respondent.

G.R. No. 174269 | 2009-05-08

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

The petitioner, lawyer Polo Pantaleon, his wife Julialinda, daughter Anna Regina and son Adrian Roberto, joined an escorted tour of Western Europe organized by Trafalgar Tours of Europe, Ltd., in October of 1991. The tour group arrived in Amsterdam in the afternoon of 25 October 1991, the second to the last day of the tour. As the group had arrived late in the city, they failed to engage in any sight-seeing. Instead, it was agreed upon that they would start early the next day to see the entire city before ending the tour.

The following day, the last day of the tour, the group arrived at the Coster Diamond...