Year: 2024
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G.R. No. 131714. November 16, 1998 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: **Vaca and Nieto vs. Court of Appeals and People of the Philippines** ### Facts: **Chronology of Events:** 1. **March 10, 1988**: Eduardo R. Vaca and Fernando Nieto issued a check for PHP 10,000.00 from China Banking Corporation (CBC) to the General Agency for Reconnaissance, Detection, and Security, Inc. (GARDS) as partial payment for…
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G.R. No. 125948. December 29, 1998 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** First Philippine Industrial Corporation vs. Court of Appeals **Facts:** First Philippine Industrial Corporation (FPIC) is a grantee of a pipeline concession under Republic Act No. 387, as amended, to contract, install and operate oil pipelines. The original concession was granted in 1967 and renewed by the Energy Regulatory Board in 1992. In January 1995,…
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G.R. No. 167614. March 24, 2009 (Case Brief / Digest)
### **Title: Antonio M. Serrano vs. Gallant Maritime Services, Inc., and Marlow Navigation Co., Inc.** ### **Facts:** Antonio Serrano, a Filipino seafarer, was employed by Gallant Maritime Services, Inc., and Marlow Navigation Co., Ltd. under a POEA-approved twelve-month contract as a Chief Officer. On March 19, 1998, Serrano departed for employment but had to accept…
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G.R. No. 166640. July 31, 2009 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** Mariano Jr. v. Callejas and De Borja, G.R. No. 167336, April 19, 2010 **Facts:** 1. On November 12, 1991, Dr. Frelinda Mariano was a passenger of a Celyrosa Express bus bound for Tagaytay. 2. The bus collided with an Isuzu truck with trailer along Aguinaldo Highway, Dasmariñas, Cavite; the trailer truck was headed for…
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G.R. No. L-9671. August 23, 1957 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Cesar L. Isaac v. A. L. Ammen Transportation Co., Inc., G.R. No. L-6336, May 22, 1957 — ### Facts: **Incident Date and Description:** – On May 31, 1951, plaintiff Cesar L. Isaac boarded Bus No. 31 of the defendant company (A. L. Ammen Transportation Co., Inc.) as a paying passenger from Ligao, Albay…
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G.R. No. 172682. July 27, 2016 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Sulpicio Lines, Inc. v. Sesante — ### Facts On September 18, 1998, at 12:55 p.m., M/V Princess of the Orient, a passenger vessel owned by Sulpicio Lines, Inc., sank near Fortune Island in Batangas amidst stormy conditions, leading to the loss of 150 out of 388 passengers. Napoleon Sesante, a surviving passenger and…
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G.R. NO. 126780. February 17, 2005 (Case Brief / Digest)
## Case Brief: YHT Realty Corporation, et al. v. Court of Appeals and Maurice McLoughlin ### Title: YHT Realty Corp. v. Court of Appeals & McLoughlin (492 Phil. 29) ### Facts: Private respondent Maurice McLoughlin, an Australian businessman, had routine stays at Tropicana Copacabana Apartment Hotel (Tropicana), owned by YHT Realty Corporation. McLoughlin always rented…
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G.R. No. 130632. September 28, 1999 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: People of the Philippines vs. Naty Chua, G.R. No. 373 Phil. 962 ### Facts: 1. **Initial Lending Transaction (October 1988)**: – Naty Chua approached Robert Loo Tian to borrow money (P232,650.00). – Robert was first introduced by his sister-in-law Teresita Lim. – After hesitance, Robert agreed and gave the money in exchange for…
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G.R. No. 119000. July 28, 1997 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Rosa Uy vs. Court of Appeals and People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 97719 (1991) ### Facts: 1. Rosa Uy, an accountant at Don Tim Shipping Company, resigns on 15 March 1982 to manage a lumber business with her husband. 2. Rosa maintains a good relationship with Consolacion Leong, the owner’s wife. 3.…
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G.R. No. 70481. December 11, 1992 (Case Brief / Digest)
Title: Philippine Airlines, Inc. vs. Intermediate Appellate Court, George Lorenzana, and Veronica G. Lorenzana Facts: The case commenced when spouses George and Veronica Lorenzana checked in two pieces of baggage with Philippine Airlines (PAL) before boarding a flight from Manila to Honolulu via Tokyo on August 4, 1974. One baggage contained George’s and some of…