Case Digest (G.R. No. 173780)
Facts:
- Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank) is the petitioner.
- Marina B. Custodio, a bank teller at Metrobank's Laoag City branch, is the respondent.
- On June 13, 1995, Custodio was assigned as Teller No. 3 and handled several cash transactions, including a PhP200,000 cash transfer from another teller.
- Custodio took her lunch break alone, carrying a shoulder bag and a paper bag, which were not inspected by the security guard.
- At the end of the banking day, Custodio balanced her transactions and turned over PhP2,113,500 to the cash custodian, Ms. Marinel Castro, who signed a Cash Transfer Slip acknowledging receipt.
- A cash shortage of PhP600,000 was discovered later that day.
- Despite an internal investigation and a search of the premises, the missing money was not found.
- Metrobank filed a complaint against Custodio for the recovery of the missing amount.
- The trial court ordered Custodio to pay PhP600,000 plus interest.
- Custodio appealed, and the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's decision, dismissing the complaint against her.
- Metrobank then filed a Petition for Review on Certiorari with the Supreme Court.
Issue:
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Ruling:
- The Supreme Court denied Metrobank's Petition for Review and affirmed the Court of Appeals' decision, which dismis...(Unlock)
Ratio:
- The Supreme Court found that Metrobank failed to prove by a preponderance of evidence that Custodio was responsible for the cash shortage.
- The Cash Transfer Slip, signed by the cash custodian Ms. Castro, was the best evidence that Custodio had properly turned over the funds.
- Ms. Castro's admission of signing the slip without counting the money indicated negligence on her part, which contributed to the loss.
- The security guard's failure to inspect Custodio's bags could have determined whether she carried away the missin...continue reading
Case Digest (G.R. No. 173780)
Facts:
The case involves Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank) as the petitioner and Marina B. Custodio, a bank teller at Metrobank's Laoag City branch, as the respondent. On June 13, 1995, Custodio reported for work and was assigned as Teller No. 3. During the day, she handled several cash transactions, including a cash transfer of PhP200,000 from another teller. Custodio took her lunch break alone, carrying a shoulder bag and a paper bag, which were not inspected by the security guard. At the end of the banking day, Custodio balanced her transactions and turned over PhP2,113,500 to the cash custodian, Ms. Marinel Castro, who signed a Cash Transfer Slip acknowledging receipt. However, a cash shortage of PhP600,000 was discovered later that day. Despite an internal investigation and a search of the premises, the missing money was not found. Metrobank filed a complaint against Custodio for the recovery of the missing amount, which the trial court granted, ordering Custodio to pay PhP600,000 plus interest. Custodio appealed, and the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's d...