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Torts and Damages | Human Relations  Recit Ver: Apolonio Tanjanco courted Araceli Santos , both adults, expressing love and promising marriage. Santos reciprocated and, relying on Tanjanco's promises, consented to sexual relations, resulting in pregnancy. Due to her pregnancy, Santos resigned from her job and lost her means of support. Tanjanco broke off their engagement and avoided further contact, causing Santos mental and emotional distress. Santos filed a case seeking recognition of her unborn child, financial support, and damages under Article 21 of the Civil Code. CFI: Dismissed the case for failure to state a cause of action. CA: Agreed with the lower court that no cause of action existed to compel recognition of the unborn child or for support. However, held that a cause of action for damages existed under Article 21 and remanded the case to proceed on this basis. Article 21 of Civil Code — Article 21 was included in the Civil Code to address moral wrongs not covered by s...

Torts and Damages | Human Relations  Recit Ver: Herminio L. Nocum was a passenger on the Laguna Tayabas Bus Company's Bus No. 120. The bus was traveling when an explosion occurred due to firecrackers hidden in a box declared by another passenger to contain clothes and miscellaneous items. Before loading the box containing firecrackers onto the bus, the conductor asked the passenger what the package contained, as the box was folded and tied in abaca, and no apparent indication of danger was visible. Nocum and several other passengers were injured as a result of the explosion. CFI: Ruled in favor of Nocum, ordering the bus company to pay damages. Laguna Tayabas Bus Company failed to observe the extraordinary diligence required of common carriers. Common carriers must exercise extraordinary diligence for the safety of passengers and their goods. The employees did not properly inspect the package, despite company regulations prohibiting explosives like firecrackers on buses. The in...