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Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURTEighth (8
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) Judicial RegionRegional Tial Cout! "anch #"ul$agan ng %ataunganMagsa&sa& "l'd Tacloban Cit& JU*+ de la CRU,C-. +O R!T*C!/01!01/2!01
Plaintif
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COMES +O7 the plainti< thu the undesignedcounsel unto this =ost 5onoable Cout heeb& >les thefoegoing co=plaint and a'es that4
THE PARTIES
1The Plainti< Juan dela Cu? is a 3ilipino of legal agesingle and a esident of @11A Real St "g& B TaclobanCit& 5e =a& be se'ed $ith su==onses and othe coutpocesses at his addess o at the addess of theundesigned counselD /efendant Pedo Ra=os is a 3ilipino of legal age singleand a esident of "g& 6uindapunan Palo ;e&te $hiledefendant .icente Jose is lie$ise of legal age single aesident of "g& *ado Palo ;e&te The& =a& be se'ed$ith su==onses and othe cout pocesses at theiespecti'e addessesDB*ll the paties ha'e the capacit& to sue and be suedD
STATEMENT OF FACTS AND CAUSE OF ACTION
efendant .icente Jose is the o$ne of a passenge Feepne& $ith Plate +o 5.- 1/B $ith oute fo= TaclobanCit& do$nto$n aea going to Phase . 9 6 Subdi'ision$hile defendant Pedo Ra=os is the di'e of the said
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passenge Feepne& and unde the e=plo& of defendant JoseDAThe Plainti< is a B
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Gea "S +using student cuentl&enolled at Re=edios Tinidad Ro=ualde? Medical3oundation (RTRM3) On Septe=be /0 /01 at about BoHcloc in the aftenoon plainti< $as on his $a& to school$hen he too a ide on the passenge Feepne& (5.- 1/B)o$ned b& defendant Jose and di'en b& defendant Ra=os5e sat at the ea potion of the Feepne& nea theentance theeofD7hen the said passenge Feepne& eached the conenea Maet Sa'es (cone of +ational 5igh$a& andCalanipa$an Road) so=e passenge halted the'ehicle and e:cused the=sel'es to alight theefo=5o$e'e due to the nu=be of passenges andbaggage =aing it diIcult to alight fo= the 'ehicleplainti< decided to alight as $ell to =ae $a& fo=the othe passengeD25o$e'e as he $as Fust about to step o< fo= theplatfo= of the 'ehicle the Feepne& suddenl& =o'edand acceleated causing the plainti< to fall on thegound "ecause of caelessness and negligence of defendant Ra=os $hich led to the foegoing incidentplainti< su<eed a factue of the
“distal third o thelet tibia-bula with severe necrosis o the underlyingskin”
as $ell as othe seious buises and bodil&inFuies * cop& of the =edical ceti>cate of theattending ph&sician is heeto attached as
ANNEX-“A”
;ie$ise a cop& of the e:cept of thePolice "lotte ecoded befoe the Philippine +ationalPolice! San Jose Police Station egading the saidincident is heeto attached as
ANNEX-“B”
D8ue to the inFuies su<eed b& the plainti< he $asad=itted at the Re=edios Tinidad Ro=ualde?hospital fo t$o (/) =onths and had to undegose'eal sugeies and opeation in ode to epai hisboen bone and his othe inFuies
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"ecause of thisplainti< incued e:penses in the a=ount of
THREEHUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 350,000.00)
* cop& of the petinent eceipts foplainti<Hs =edication and othe hospital bills aeheeto attached as
ANNEX-“C AND SERIES”
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#"ecause of the inFuies su<eed b& the plainti< due todefendantsH negligence plainti< $as unable toattend his classes and $as thus dopped theefo=Dthus defendants should ei=buse the plainti< in thea=ount of
TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (PHP20,000.00)
epesenting his tuition and school feesfo the se=este * cop& of the OIcial Receipt issuedb& RTRM3 to heein plainti< is heeto attached as
ANNEX-“D”
D10On ece=be 01 /01 plainti< engaged these'ices of the undesigned counsel and sent ade=and lette to each of the defendants asing thelatte to ei=buse plainti< fo his =edical e:pensesand school fees $ithin a peiod of >fteen (1A) da&sfo= the date of eceipt * cop& of the said de=andlette is heeto attached as
ANNEX-E” “F”
D11"ased on the egist& etun cad of the PostalOIce! Tacloban Cit& defendants each ecei'ed theiespecti'e de=and lettes on ece=be B /01Dthus the& had until ece=be 18 /01 $ithin $hichto co=pl& $ith plainti<sH de=and * cop& of theespecti'e egist& etun cads ae heeto attachedas
ANNEX-“!” “H”
D1/5o$e'e e'en up to this date defendants ha'enot &et co==unicated $ith the plainti< of theidesie if thee be an& to accede to plainti<Hsde=and fo ei=buse=entD1Bue to defendantsH efusal to accede to plainti<Hsde=ands the latte $as foced to engage these'ices of the undesigned counsel fo the >ling of the instant case fo
FORTY THOUSAND PESOS(PHP "0, 000.00)
epesenting his etaineHs feeand
TWO THOUSAND FI#E HUNDRED PESOS(PHP 2, 500.00)
as appeaance fee pe heaingD1Plainti< $as lie$ise co=pelled to pa& the a=ountof
TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 20, 000.00)
as docet fees fo the >ling of the instant case befoethe 5onoable Cout and $ould lie$ise incuadditional litigation e:penses in the a=ount of
TENTHOUSAND PESOS (PHP $0, 000.00)
* cop& of the OIcial Receipt issued b& the OIce of the Cle
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of Cout fo the docet fees is heeto attached as
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D1Aue to the neglect and i=pudence of thedefendants plainti< su<eed an:iet& sleeplessnights and hut feelings $hich if =oneti?ed $ouldbe eui'alent to
TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS(PHP 20, 000.00)
D1To set an e:a=ple to the public so that di'es andopeatos alie obse'e pudence in the conduct of its business and its obligations defendants should be=ade to pa& to plainti< e:e=pla& da=ages in thea=ount of
FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 50,000.00)
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