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Dangwa Transportation Co., Inc., et al vs. Sarmiento, et al

DANGWA TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. (DANGWA BUS COMPANY), and JAMES G. GAYOT, petitioners, vs. HON. MALCOLM G. SARMIENTO, Judge, Court of First Instance of Pampanga, and LAWRENCE HELLER, respondents.

G.R. No. L-22795 | 1977-01-31

D E C I S I O N

ANTONIO, J:

The sole issue in this petition for prohibition is whether or not the Court of First Instance of Pampanga, Branch I, San Fernando, in civil Case No. 2515, gravely abused its discretion in denying petitioner's motion to dismiss on the ground of improper venue.

On March 16, 1964, private respondent Lawrence Heller, as a consequence of the injuries sustained by him when his motorcycle was bumped by a bus of the Dangwa Transportation Co., Inc., filed an action with the Court of First Instance of Pampanga, 1 against petitioners James G. Gayot, the bus driver, and Dangwa Transportation Co., Inc., owner of the bus,...