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Bachelor Express, Incorporated, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

BACHELOR EXPRESS, INCORPORATED, and CRESENCIO RIVERA, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS (Sixth Division), RICARDO BETER, SERGIA BETER, TEOFILO RAUTRAUT and ZOETERA RAUTRAUT, respondents.

G.R. No. 85691 | 1990-07-31

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is a petition for review of the decision of the Court of Appeals which reversed and set aside the order of the Regional Trial Court, Branch I, Butuan City dismissing the private respondents' complaint for collection of "a sum of money" and finding the petitioners solidarily liable for damages in the total amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Pesos (P120,000.00). The petitioners also question the appellate court's resolution denying a motion for reconsideration.

On August 1, 1980, Bus No. 800 owned by Bachelor Express, Inc. and driven by Cresencio Rivera was the situs of a stampede which...