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Corliss vs. Manila Railroad Co.

PRECIOLITA V. CORLISS, plaintiff-appellant, vs. THE MANILA RAILROAD CO., defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-21291 | 1969-03-28

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
FERNANDO, J.:
 
Youth, the threshold of life, is invariably accompanied by that euphoric sense of well-being, and with reason. The future, bright with promise, looms ahead. One's powers are still to be tested, but one feels ready for whatever challenge may come his way. There is that heady atmosphere of self-confidence, at times carried to excess. The temptation to take risks is there, ever so often, difficult, if not impossible, to resist. There could be then a lessening of prudence and foresight, qualities usually associated with age. For death seems so remote...