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Añonuevo vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

JONAS AÑONUEVO, Petitioner. vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS and JEROME VILLAGRACIA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 130003 | 2004-10-20

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
 
D E C I S I O N
 
TINGA, J.:
 
The bicycle provides considerable speed and freedom of movement to the rider. It derives a certain charm from being unencumbered by any enclosure, affording the cyclist the perception of relative liberty. It also carries some obvious risks on the part of the user and has become the subject of regulation, if not by the government, then by parental proscription.
 
The present petition seeks to bar recovery by an injured cyclist of damages from the driver of the car which had struck him. The argument is hinged on the...