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ANDAMO v. IAC
GR No. No. 74761 November 6, 1990
Fernan, C.J.:
FACTS: Petitioner so!ses "mman!e# an$ Nativi$a$ An$amo are t%e
o&ners o' a ar(e# o' #an$ sit!ate$ in )i*a
+)i#!so Si#an*, Cavite &%i(% is a$-a(ent to t%at o' rivate
reson$ent, issionaries o' /!r a$ o' a Sa#ette, 2n(.,
a re#i*io!s (ororation.
3it%in t%e #an$ o' reson$ent (ororation, &aterat%s an$
(ontrivan(es, in(#!$in* an arti'i(ia# #ae, &ere
(onstr!(te$, &%i(% a##e*e$# in!n$ate$ an$ ero$e$ etitioners5
#an$, (a!se$ a o!n* man to $ro&n, $ama*e$
etitioners5 (ros an$ #ants, &as%e$ a&a (ost#
'en(es, en$an*ere$ t%e #ives o' etitioners an$ t%eir #aborers$!rin*
rain an$ storm seasons, an$ eose$ #ants an$ ot%er imrovements to
$estr!(tion.
2n J!# 198, etitioners instit!te$ a (rimina# a(tion, $o(ete$ as
Crimina# Case No. TG9078, be'ore t%e Re*iona#
Tria# Co!rt o' Cavite, )ran(% 4 +Ta*ata Cit, a*ainst "'ren
!sn*i, /r#an$o Sa!a an$ R!ti##o a##i##in,o''i(ers an$ $ire(tors o'
%erein reson$ent (ororation, 'or $estr!(tion b means o' in!n$ation
!n$er Arti(#e 84 o'
t%e Revise$ Pena# Co$e.
2SS;": &%et%er a (ororation, &%i(% %as b!i#t t%ro!*% its
a*ents, &aterat%s, &ater (on$!(tors an$ (ontrivan(es
&it%in its #an$, t%ereb (a!sin* in!n$ation an$ $ama*e to an
a$-a(ent #an$, (an be %e#$ (ivi## #iab#e 'or $ama*es!n$er Arti(#es
8176 an$ 8177 o' t%e Civi# Co$e on
=">: ?es. A (are'!# eamination o' t%e a'ore
s!''ere$ b t%e #ainti'', +b 'a!#t or ne*#i*en(e o' t%e
$e'en$ant, or some ot%er erson 'or &%ose a(ts %e m!st
reson$@ an$ +( t%e (onne(tion o' (a!se an$ e''e(t bet&een
t%e 'a!#t or ne*#i*en(e o' t%e $e'en$ant an$ t%e
$ama*es in(!rre$ b t%e #ainti''.
C#ear#, 'rom etitioner5s (om#aint, t%e &aterat%s an$
(ontrivan(es b!i#t b reson$ent (ororation are a##e*e$ to
%ave in!n$ate$ t%e #an$ o' etitioners. T%ere is t%ere'ore, an
assertion o' a (a!sa# (onne(tion bet&een t%e a(t o'
b!i#$in* t%ese &aterat%s an$ t%e $ama*e s!staine$ b
etitioners. S!(% a(tion i' roven (onstit!tes 'a!#t
or ne*#i*en(e &%i(% ma be t%e basis 'or t%e re(over o'
$ama*es.
2t m!st be stresse$ t%at t%e !se o' one5s roert is not
&it%o!t #imitations. Arti(#e 41 o' t%e Civi# Co$e rovi$es
t%at t%e o&ner o' a t%in* (annot mae !se t%ereo' in s!(% a
manner as to in-!re t%e ri*%ts o' a t%ir$ erson. S2C;T"R" T;/ ;T
A2"N; N/N A">AS. oreover, a$-oinin* #an$o&ners %ave m!t!a#
an$ re(iro(a# $!ties
&%i(% re
#an$o&ner or a t%ir$ erson, t%e #atter (an (#aim
in$emni'i(ation 'or t%e in-!r or $ama*e s!''ere$.
Arti(#e 8176 o' t%e Civi# Co$e imoses a (ivi# #iabi#it on a
erson 'or $ama*e (a!se$ b %is a(t or omission(onstit!tin* 'a!#t or
ne*#i*en(e, t%!s:
Arti(#e 8176. 3%oever b a(t or omission (a!ses $ama*e to
anot%er, t%ere bein* 'a!#t or ne*#i*en(e, is ob#i*e$ to a 'or
t%e $ama*e $one. S!(% 'a!#t or ne*#i*en(e, i' t%ere is no reeistin*
(ontra(t!a# re#ation bet&een t%e arties, is (a##e$ a
rovisions o' t%is (%ater.
