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Torreon vs. Aparra

VIVIAN B. TORREON AND FELOMINA F. ABELLANA, PETITIONERS, V. GENEROSO APARRA, JR., FELIX CABALLES, AND CARMELO SIMOLDE, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 188493 | 2017-12-13

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Lack of documentary evidence is not fatal to a claim for the deceased's lost earning capacity. Testimony from a competent witness familiar with his salary is a sufficient basis to determine the deceased's income before his death.
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Court, praying that the April 3, 2008 Decision[2] and the May 28, 2009 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 71090 be partially modified. Petitioner Vivian B. Torreon (Vivian) prays that: (1) an award of actual or compensatory damages for loss of...