ARTURO PELAYO vs. MARCELO LAURON, ET AL.G.R. No.

L-4089 January 12, 1909, TORRES

‘’J.Facts:Pelayo filed a complaint against Lauron and Abella when they refused to payhim for services he
rendered in the birth of their daughter-in-law’s child. Theyclaimed in their answer the she died after the
childbirth and that she lived with herhusband independently of them and that they are not bound to pay for
theirdaughter-in-law’s expenses. The trial court ruled in favor of Lauron and Abella.’’

Issue:Whether or not Lauron and Abella should be liable for the expenses of theoperation.

Ruling:No.The person bound to pay the fees due to the plaintiff for the professionalservices that he rendered to
the daughter-in-law of the defendants during herchildbirth, is the husband of the patient and not her father and
mother- in-law, thedefendants herein. The fact that it was not the husband who called the plaintiff
andrequested his assistance for his wife is no bar to the fulfillment of the saidobligation, as the defendants, in
view of the imminent danger, to which the life ofthe patient was at that moment exposed, considered that
medical assistance wasurgently needed, and the obligation of the husband to furnish his wife in
theindispensable services of a physician at such critical moments is speciallyestablished by the law, as has
ARTURO PELAYO
v.MARCELO LAURON, ET
AL.G.R. No. L-4089 January 12,
1909, TORRES, J.Facts:Pelayo
filed a complaint against Lauron
and Abella when they refused to
payhim for services he
rendered in the birth of their
daughter-in-law’s child.
Theyclaimed in their answer the
she died after the childbirth and
that she lived with herhusband
independently of them and that
they are not bound to pay for
theirdaughter-in-law’s expenses.
The trial court ruled in favor of
Lauron and
Abella.Issue:Whether or not
Lauron and Abella should be
liable for the expenses of
theoperation.Ruling:No.The
person bound to pay the fees due
to the plaintiff for the
professionalservices that he
rendered to the daughter-in-law
of the defendants during
herchildbirth, is the husband of
the patient and not her father and
mother- in-law, thedefendants
herein. The fact that it was not
the husband who called the
plaintiff andrequested his
assistance for his wife is no
bar to the fulfillment of the
saidobligation, as the
defendants, in view of the
imminent danger, to which the
life ofthe patient was at that
moment exposed, considered
that medical assistance
wasurgently needed, and the
obligation of the husband to
furnish his wife in
theindispensable services of a
physician at such critical
moments is
speciallyestablished by the law,
as has been seen, and compliance
ARTURO PELAYO
v.MARCELO LAURON, ET
AL.G.R. No. L-4089 January 12,
1909, TORRES, J.Facts:Pelayo
filed a complaint against Lauron
and Abella when they refused to
payhim for services he
rendered in the birth of their
daughter-in-law’s child.
Theyclaimed in their answer the
she died after the childbirth and
that she lived with herhusband
independently of them and that
they are not bound to pay for
theirdaughter-in-law’s expenses.
The trial court ruled in favor of
Lauron and
Abella.Issue:Whether or not
Lauron and Abella should be
liable for the expenses of
theoperation.Ruling:No.The
person bound to pay the fees due
to the plaintiff for the
professionalservices that he
rendered to the daughter-in-law
of the defendants during
herchildbirth, is the husband of
the patient and not her father and
mother- in-law, thedefendants
herein. The fact that it was not
the husband who called the
plaintiff andrequested his
assistance for his wife is no
bar to the fulfillment of the
saidobligation, as the
defendants, in view of the
imminent danger, to which the
life ofthe patient was at that
moment exposed, considered
that medical assistance
wasurgently needed, and the
obligation of the husband to
furnish his wife in
theindispensable services of a
physician at such critical
moments is
speciallyestablished by the law,
as has been seen, and compliance
therewith is unavoidable.
pliance therewith is unavoidable.