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del Rosario vs. Manila Electric Co.

JULIAN DEL ROSARIO, plaintiff-appellant, vs. MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 35283 | 1932-11-05

D E C I S I O N


STREET, J:

This action was instituted by Julian del Rosario for the purpose of recovering damages from the Manila Electric Company for the death of his son, Alberto del Rosario, resulting from a shock from a wire used by the defendant for the transmission of electricity. The accident occurred on Dimas-Alang Street, in the municipality of Caloocan, Province of Rizal. Damages are claimed in the complaint in the amount of P30,000. Upon hearing the cause the trial court absolved the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed.

Shortly after 2 o'clock on the afternoon of August 4, 1930, trouble developed in a wire used by the...