G.R. No. 138054 - ROSENDO C. CARTICIANO AND ZACARIAS A. CARTICIANO, VS. MARIO NUVAL.DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, [the] foregoing considered, the appealed decision is hereby AFFIRMED insofar as defendant Darwin is concerned and REVERSED and SET-ASIDE as it pertains to defendant-appellant Nuval. Defendant-appellant Nuval is hereby absolved of any civil liability and the complaint against him is hereby DISMISSED. [4] On the other hand, the trial court [5] ruled in this wise: ACCORDINGLY, judgment is hereby rendered in favor of plaintiffs and against defendants, ordering the latter to pay the former jointly and severally the following: 1) The amount of P160,715.19 as actual damage for the medical treatment so far of plaintiff Zacarias Carticiano; 2) The amount of P100,000.00 to compensate the income and opportunities plaintiff Zacarias lost as a result of the incident; 3) The amount of P173,788.00 for the damages sustained by the Ford Laser; 4) The amount of P200,000.00 as moral damages; 5) The amount of P100,000.00 as exemplary damages; 6) The amount of P100,000.00 as attorneys fees and expenses of litigation. With costs. SO ORDERED.