THIRD DIVISION
CANDANO SHIPPING LINES,
G.R. No. 163212
INC.,
Present:
Petitioner,
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.,
Chairperson,
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ,
CALLEJO, SR.,*
- versus CHICO-NAZARIO, and
NACHURA, JJ.
Promulgated:
FLORENTINA J. SUGATA-ON,
March 13, 2007
Respondent.
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DECISION
CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Revised
Rules of Court, seeking to reverse and set aside the Court of Appeals
Decision[1] dated 23 May 2003 and its Resolution dated 1 April 2004, affirming
with modification the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila,
Branch 20, finding CandanoShipping Lines, Inc. (Candano Shipping) liable for the
death of Melquiades Sugata-on. The dispositive portion of the assailed decision of
the appellate court reads: