G.R. No. 218014 - EDDIE CORTEL Y CARNA AND YELLOW BUS LINE, INC., VS. CECILE GEPAYA-LIM.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Court hereby renders judgment against Defendants Eddie Cortely Carna and likewise against the owners of the Yellow Bus Line, Inc., numbered bus with Body No. A-96, and bearing Plate No. LWE-614, with PDL No. L05-30-002730; thus pursuant to [A]rticles 2176 and 2180 of the Civil Code of the Philippines[,] said Defendants are ordered to pay jointly and severally to the plaintiffs the following amount: In favor of the heirs of Robert C. Lim represented by Cecil[]e Gepaya Lim as the surviving spouse, and with [a] living child, the death compensation of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P150,000.00), plus x x x[:] a) Funeral and burial expenses of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00); b) [C]ompensation for loss of earning capacity in the amount of P100,000.00; (c) x x x Damages [to] the motorcycle in the amount of [Fifteen Thousand Pesos] (P15,000.00); d) Attorney's fees of Fifteen Thousand Pesos (P15,000.00); e) Costs of suit. SO ORDERED.