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Victory Liner, Inc. vs. Michael Malinias

VICTORY LINER, INC., Petitioner, versus MICHAEL MALINIAS, Respondent.

G.R. No. 151170 | 2007-05-29

D E C I S I O N
 


Tinga, J.:

The matter began as a simple civil suit for damages arising from an unremarkable traffic accident. However, the procedural aspect of the case has since taken on a life of its own, transforming what should be a molehill into a mountain built on sediments of compounded errors.

This case finds its origin from a vehicular collision that occurred in La Union on 19 March 1996 between a bus owned by petitioner Victory Liner, Inc. and an Isuzu Truck used by respondent Michael Malinias.[1] Nobody died, but both vehicles were damaged from the accident. A complaint for sum of money and damages was instituted by...