Global Automotive Technologies · G.R. 247261

Petitioner: Global Automotive Technologies of Davao
Respondent: Myrna B. Legaspina
Citation: G.R. No. 247261
Court: Supreme Court
Division: Second Division
Decided: September 2, 2019

Summary

Global Automotive Technologies negligently repaired a vehicle, causing an electric short circuit that led to a fire killing the vehicle owner and destroying property. The Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' finding of liability based on quasi-delict under Civil Code Article 2176. The Court rejected the repair company's defense that the vehicle owner's intervening acts broke the causal chain, applying the proximate cause doctrine from Abrogar v. Cosmos Bottling Company. The Court also found the company vicariously liable under Article 2180 for failing to prove it exercised the diligence of a good father of a family in employee selection and supervision, following Syki v. Begasa in requiring documentary evidence beyond mere testimonial proof.

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