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PNR vs. CA

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS and VIRGILIO J. BORJA, Petitioners, versus COURT OF APPEALS (Second Division), CORAZON C. AMORES, MA. EMILIE A. MOJICA, CECILE C. SISON, DINO C. AMORES, LARISA C. AMORES, ARMAND JINO C. AMORES and JOHN C. AMORES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 157658 | 2007-10-15

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION

NACHURA, J.:

Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, seeking to annul and set aside the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 54906 which reversed the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 28, in Civil Case No. 92-61987.

The factual antecedents are as follows:

In the early afternoon of April 27, 1992, Jose Amores (Amores) was traversing the railroad tracks in Kahilum II Street, Pandacan, Manila. Before crossing the railroad track, he...