PALISOC v. BRILLANTES Parties: Spouses MOISES P. PALISOC and BRIGIDA P. PALISOC, plaintiffs-appellants, ANTONIO C. BRILLANTES and TEODOSIO V.

VALENTON, o ner and President, respe!ti"e#$, o% a s!&oo# o% arts and trades, 'no n under t&e na(e and st$#e o% )Mani#a Te!&ni!a# Institute) *M.I.T.+, VIRGILIO L. DA,,ON and SANTIAGO M. -.IB.L.E, defendants-appellees. FACTS: /+ P#ainti%%s0appe##ants as parents o% t&eir si1teen0$ear o#d son, Do(inador Pa#iso!, and a student in auto(oti"e (e!&ani!s at t&e Mani#a Te!&ni!a# Institute, %i#ed on Ma$ /2, /233, t&e a!tion 4e#o %or da(a5es arisin5 %ro( t&e deat& on Mar!& /6, /233 o% t&eir son at t&e &ands o% a %e##o student, de%endant Vir5i#io L. Da%%on, at t&e #a4orator$ roo( o% t&e said Institute. 7+ T&e$ i(p#eaded t&e de%endant, t&e president o% t&e Board o% Dire!tors o% t&e institute, t&e instru!tor o% t&e !#ass to &i!& t&e de!eased 4e#on5ed to and Antonio C. Bri##antes, at t&e ti(e &en t&e in!ident &i!& 5a"e rise to &is a!tion o!!urred as a (e(4er o% t&e Board o% Dire!tors o% t&e institute. 8+ *A!!ordin5 t&e Desederio Cru9, t&e #one itness, Da%%on (ade a re(ar' to t&e e%%e!t t&at Pa#iso! as a!tin5 #i'e a %ore(an. Be!ause o% t&is re(ar' Pa#iso! s#apped s#i5&t#$ Da%%on on t&e %a!e. Da%%on, in reta#iation, 5a"e Pa#iso! a stron5 %#at 4#o on t&e %a!e, &i!& as %o##o ed 4$ ot&er %ist 4#o s on t&e sto(a!&. Pa#iso! retreated apparent#$ to a"oid t&e %ist 4#o s, 4ut Da%%on %o##o ed &i( and 4ot& e1!&an5ed 4#o s unti# Pa#iso! stu(4#ed on an en5ine 4#o!' &i!& !aused &i( to %a## %a!e do n ard. Pa#iso! 4e!a(e pa#e and %ainted. ,irst aid as ad(inistered to &i( 4ut &e as not re"i"ed, so &e as i((ediate#$ ta'en to a &ospita#. :e ne"er re5ained !ons!iousness; %ina##$ &e <+ died.+ Pro ed!ral "istor#: Tria# Court de!ision: Rendered =ud5(ent a5ainst de%endant Da%%on 4ut a4so#"ed %ro( #ia4i#it$ t&e t&ree ot&er de%endants0o%%i!ia#s o% t&e Mani#a Te!&ni!a# Institute, &en!e t&is petition ISS$E: >&et&er t&e #o er !ourt erred in a4so#"in5 t&ree ot&er de%endants0o%%i!ia#s o% t&e Mani#a Te!&ni!a# Institute %ro( #ia4i#it$ in t&is !ase R$LIN%: &ES. T&e SC &e#d t&at rationa#e o% su!& #ia4i#it$ o% s!&oo# &eads and tea!&ers %or t&e tortious a!ts o% t&eir pupi#s and students, so #on5 as t&e$ re(ain in t&eir !ustod$, is t&at t&e$ stand, to a !ertain e1tent, as to t&eir pupi#s and students, in loco parentis and are !a##ed upon to )e1er!ise reasona4#e super"ision o"er t&e !ondu!t o% t&e !&i#d.) // T&is is e1press#$ pro"ided %or in Arti!#es 8<2, 8?6 and 8?7 o% t&e Ci"i# Code. /7 In t&e #a o% torts, t&e 5o"ernin5 prin!ip#e is t&at t&e prote!ti"e !ustod$ o% t&e s!&oo# &eads and tea!&ers is (andatori#$ su4stituted %or t&at o% t&e parents, and &en!e, it 4e!o(es t&eir o4#i5ation as e## as t&at o% t&e s!&oo# itse#% to pro"ide proper super"ision o% t&e students@ a!ti"ities durin5 t&e &o#e ti(e t&at t&e$ are at attendan!e in t&e s!&oo#, in!#udin5 re!ess ti(e, as e## as to ta'e t&e ne!essar$ pre!autions to prote!t t&e students in t&eir !ustod$ %ro( dan5ers and &a9ards t&at ou#d reasona4#$ 4e anti!ipated, in!#udin5 in=uries t&at so(e student t&e(se#"es (a$ in%#i!t i##%u##$ or t&rou5& ne5#i5en!e on t&eir %e##o students. ACCORDINGLA, t&e =ud5(ent appea#ed %ro( is (odi%ied so as to pro"ide as %o##o s: . /. Senten!in5 t&e defendants Vir5i#io L. Da%%on, TeodosioV. Valenton and Santiago M. Quibulue jointly and severally to pa$ p#ainti%%s as &eirs o% t&e de!eased Do(inador Pa#iso! *a+ P/7,666.66 %or t&e deat& o% Do(inador Pa#iso!; *4+ P8,8B?.66 %or a!tua# and !o(pensator$ e1penses; *!+ P?,666.66 %or (ora#, da(a5es; *d+ P/6,666.66 %or #oss o% earnin5 po er and *e+ P7,666.66 %or attorne$@s %ee, p#us

t&e !osts o% t&is a!tion in both instances; 7. a4so#"in5 defendant Antonio C. Brillantes %ro( t&e !o(p#aint; and 8. dis(issin5 de%endants@ !ounter!#ai(s. .