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Alfonsa Carlos Et Al. Vs. Mla. Electric Railroad & Light Company 034 Phil 55

ALFONSA CARLOS ET AL., plaintiffs-appellants, vs. THE MANILA ELECTRIC RAILROAD & LIGHT COMPANY, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 10838 | 1916-03-01

D E C I S I O N


TRENT, J.:

This is an action for damages by Alfonsa Carlos and her daughter, Barbara, against the defendant for negligently causing the death of Alfonso Sobrevilla. From a judgment dismissing the action after trial upon the merits, the plaintiffs have appealed, and the case was submitted to us for consideration on August 3, 1915.

The facts are these: The defendant's street railway track on Calle Gagalañgin, in 1905, was on the east side of that street and its trolley wire over the track was consequently between the eastern curb and the center line of the street. This trolley wire was uncovered and carried a...