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Yutuk vs. Manila Electric Company

AMELIA C. YUTUK, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-13016 | 1961-05-31

D E C I S I O N


DIZON, J.:

It is not disputed that sometime in December, 1954 appellee, a lawyer by profession, occupied the premises located at No. 1, Bay View Drive, Tambo, Parañaque, Rizal, then recently vacated by one Paul Harrigan. The electric services installed thereat, instead of being disconnected - as was usually done by appellant in similar situations - were retained upon her request, for obvious reasons of convenience. The electric meter in said premises was installed on an outside wall. 

Appellee's evidence - which the lower court found preponderant over appellant's - shows that at about 11:00 o'clock in the morning of...