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Diuquino vs. Araneta

MARTIN DIUQUINO, plaintiff-appellant, vs. J. ANTONIO ARANETA, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 48176 | 1944-07-21

D E C I S I O N

OZAETA, J:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of Manila dismissing plaintiff's complaint on the ground that it states no cause of action against the defendant.

The complaint alleges that the defendant employed one Pedro Estrada as a chauffeur, who operated defendant's car in Baguio on April 6, 1940; that on said date the said chauffeur, in driving the defendant's automobile No. 1-9940, thru negligence, carelessness, and imprudence, caused the said automobile to bump and hit the plaintiff while the latter was pouring water into the tank of the automobile belonging to his employer, Mr. Manuel...