1. 1. R Transport Corp. v.

Eduardo Pante, 599 SCRA 747

• • (operations 4 years apart, injuries cause mental anguish, moral
damages proper)
• • Eduardo Pante rode an RL Bus from Cubao to Gapan, Nueva Ecija
• • On the journey along the Dona Remedios Trinidad Highway in
Baliuag, Bulacan, the bus hit a tree and a house
• • The driver was driving fast and in a reckless manner
• • Eduardo suffered a laceration frontal area, with fracture of the right
humerus (bone between the shoulder and elbow)
• • He underwent operations, 4 years apart
• • He was unable to go back to his job at Goldilocks
• • He sued R Transport for damages
• • RTC granted actual damages (P39K) moral (50K) exemplary (50K)
• • CA affirmed the RTC ruling
• • R Transport assails the award of damages