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Tomas Bernal, Et Al. Vs. J. V. House, Et Al. 054 Phil 327

TOMAS BERNAL and FORTUNATA ENVERSO, plaintiffs-appellants, vs. J. V. HOUSE and TACLOBAN ELECTRIC & ICE PLANT, LTD., defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. 30741 | 1930-01-30

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J.:

The parents of the five-year old child, Purificacion Bernal, appeal from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of Leyte, which denied them P15,000 damages from J. V. House and the Tacloban Electric & Ice Plant, Ltd. for the death of the child as a consequence of burns alleged to have been caused by the fault and negligence of the defendants.
The salient facts as found by the trial judge are the following:
On the evening of April 10, 1925, the procession of Holy Friday was held in Tacloban, Leyte. Fortunata Enverso with her daughter Purificacion Bernal came from another municipality to attend the...