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De Belen and Semilla vs. Fuchs

PEDRO DE BELEN AND BEJAN* MORA SEMILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. VIRGINIA GEBE FUCHS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 258557 | 2023-10-23

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Decision[2] and the Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA), which affirmed the Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) finding Bejan Mora Semilla (Bejan) liable for damages based on a quasi-delict under Article 2176,[5] and Pedro de Belen (Pedro) vicariously liable under Article 2180[6] of the Civil Code.
 
The Antecedents

Virginia Gebe Fuchs (Virginia) is the wife of Johann Gruber Fuchs, Jr. (Johann), an Austrian citizen and a longtime resident...