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Conrada Vda. De Abeto vs. Philippine Air Lines, Inc.

CONRADA VDA. DE ABETO, CARMELO ABETO, CECILIA ABETO, CONCEPCION ABETO, MARIA ABETO, ESTELA ABETO, PERLA ABETO, PATRIA ABETO and ALBERTO ABETO, plaintiffs-appellees, vs. PHILIPPINE AIR LINES, INCORPORATED, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-28692 | 1982-07-30

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

Appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Iloilo finding that defendant-appellant "did not exercise extraordinary diligence or prudence as far as human foresight can provide . . . but on the contrary showed negligence and indifference for the safety of the passengers that it was bound to transport, . . . " and for the death of Judge Quirico Abeto, defendant-appellant was ordered to pay plaintiffs, the heirs of Judge Abeto, the following:

"1st - For the death of Judge Quirico Abeto, the amount of P6,000.00;

"2nd - For the loss of his earning capacity, for 4.75 (4 3/4) years at the rate of...