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Manuel C. Espiritu, Jr., et al. Vs. Petron Corporation, et al.

MANUEL C. ESPIRITU, JR., AUDIE LLONA, FREIDA F. ESPIRITU, CARLO F. ESPIRITU, RAFAEL F. ESPIRITU, ROLANDO M. MIRABUNA, HERMILYN A. MIRABUNA, KIM ROLAND A. MIRABUNA, KAYE ANN A. MIRABUNA, KEN RYAN A. MIRABUNA, JUANITO P. DE CASTRO, GERONIMA A. ALMONITE and MANUEL C. DEE, who are the officers and directors of BICOL GAS REFILLING PLANT CORPORATION, Petitioners, versus PETRON CORPORATION and CARMEN J. DOLOIRAS, doing business under the name “KRISTINA PATRICIA ENTERPRISES,” Respondents

G.R. No. 170891 | 2009-11-24

D E C I S I O N


ABAD, J.:

This case is about the offense or offenses that arise from the reloading of the liquefied petroleum gas cylinder container of one brand with the liquefied petroleum gas of another brand.

The Facts and the Case

Respondent Petron Corporation (Petron) sold and distributed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in cylinder tanks that carried its trademark "Gasul."[1] Respondent Carmen J. Doloiras owned and operated Kristina Patricia Enterprises (KPE), the exclusive distributor of Gasul LPGs in the whole of Sorsogon.[2] Jose Nelson Doloiras (Jose) served as KPE's manager.

Bicol Gas Refilling Plant Corporation (Bicol Gas)...