Case Digest (G.R. No. 92740)
Facts:
- Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) is the petitioner.
- Respondents: Jaime J. Ramos, Hilda Ramos, Erlinda Ilano, Milagros Ilano, Daniel Ilano, and Felipa Javalera.
- Date: September 24, 1985.
- Location: Naga City Airport.
- Respondents were officers of the Negros Telephone Company.
- They held confirmed tickets for PAL Flight No. 264 from Naga City to Manila, scheduled to depart at 4:25 p.m.
- Respondents claimed to have arrived at the check-in counter at least one hour before departure.
- No PAL personnel were present until 30 minutes before departure.
- Their tickets were canceled, and seats were given to waitlisted passengers.
- Respondents traveled to Manila by bus.
- They sought actual, moral, and exemplary damages, plus attorney's fees, for breach of contract of carriage.
- The Regional Trial Court of Imus, Cavite, Branch 21, found PAL guilty of breach of contract and awarded damages and fees.
- PAL appealed to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the trial court's decision.
- PAL filed a petition for review on certiorari with the Supreme Court.
Issue:
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Ruling:
- The Supreme Court granted the petition.
- The decision of the Court of Appeals dated March 15, 1990, was annulled a...(Unlock)
Ratio:
- In civil cases, the burden of proof lies with the party asserting the affirmative allegations.
- The required degree of evidence is preponderance of evidence.
- The main factual issue was whether the respondents were late in checking in for their flight.
- PAL's documentary evidence, including plane tickets with the "late" notation and the passenger manifest, was given more weight than the respondents' oral testimonies.
- Respondents failed to provide substantial and convincing evidence to count...continue reading
Case Digest (G.R. No. 92740)
Facts:
The case involves Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) as the petitioner and Jaime J. Ramos, Hilda Ramos, Erlinda Ilano, Milagros Ilano, Daniel Ilano, and Felipa Javalera as the respondents. On September 24, 1985, at the Naga City Airport, the respondents, who were officers of the Negros Telephone Company, held confirmed tickets for PAL Flight No. 264 from Naga City to Manila, scheduled to depart at 4:25 p.m. They claimed to have arrived at the check-in counter at least one hour before the published departure time, but no PAL personnel were present until 30 minutes before departure. When they finally checked in, their tickets were canceled, and their seats were given to waitlisted passengers. Consequently, they had to travel to Manila by bus and sought actual, moral, and exemplary damages, as well as attorney's fees, for breach of contract of carriage. The Regional Trial Court of Imus, Cavite, Branch 21, found PAL guilty of breach of contract and awarded the respondents various damages and fees. PAL appealed to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the trial court's decision in toto. PAL then filed a petition for review on certiorari with the Supreme Court.
Issue:
- Can the Court of Appeals validly promulgate th...