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    1) A Toyota truck owned by MYC-AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION and driven by Ceferino Arevalo crashed into a parked jeepney, causing it to flip over and pin three passengers to death. 2) The survivors and heirs of the deceased filed a complaint against MYC, the truck driver, and the general manager, seeking damages. 3) While MYC admitted owning the truck, they claimed it was leased to another company and the driver was not their employee. 4) The court ruled that the registered owner of a passenger vehicle is jointly liable with the driver for damages caused, regardless of leasing agreements. MYC was not absolved of

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    1) A Toyota truck owned by MYC-AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION and driven by Ceferino Arevalo crashed into a parked jeepney, causing it to flip over and pin three passengers to death. 2) The survivors and heirs of the deceased filed a complaint against MYC, the truck driver, and the general manager, seeking damages. 3) While MYC admitted owning the truck, they claimed it was leased to another company and the driver was not their employee. 4) The court ruled that the registered owner of a passenger vehicle is jointly liable with the driver for damages caused, regardless of leasing agreements. MYC was not absolved of

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    1) A Toyota truck owned by MYC-AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION and driven by Ceferino Arevalo crashed into a parked jeepney, causing it to flip over and pin three passengers to death. 2) The survivors and heirs of the deceased filed a complaint against MYC, the truck driver, and the general manager, seeking damages. 3) While MYC admitted owning the truck, they claimed it was leased to another company and the driver was not their employee. 4) The court ruled that the registered owner of a passenger vehicle is jointly liable with the driver for damages caused, regardless of leasing agreements. MYC was not absolved of

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    Shiela Mae Angolluan Boquiron
    1) A Toyota truck owned by MYC-AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION and driven by Ceferino Arevalo crashed into a parked jeepney, causing it to flip over and pin three passengers to death. 2) The survivors and heirs of the deceased filed a complaint against MYC, the truck driver, and the general manager, seeking damages. 3) While MYC admitted owning the truck, they claimed it was leased to another company and the driver was not their employee. 4) The court ruled that the registered owner of a passenger vehicle is jointly liable with the driver for damages caused, regardless of leasing agreements. MYC was not absolved of

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    MYC-AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, petitioner,

    vs.
    PURIFICACION CAMERINO VDA. DE CALDO , ET AL.

    FACTS: Toyota truck owned by petitioner and operated by Ceferino Arevalo hit the right center side of a
    jeepney with owned by Nicanor Silla and operated by Alfredo Rodolfo. There were fifteen (15)
    passengers of the jeepney,

    The jeepney, at the time of the impact, was parked at Regiment Street, Anabu Imus, Cavite. As a
    consequence, said jeepney turned turtle and was pushed to a cemented fence owned by Lucila Reyes,
    pinning down to death other passsengers. Laureano Lacson, Salome Bautista and Chona Alcaraz died
    because of the injuries sustained in this incident; the other passengers suffered various injuries on the
    different parts of their bodies.

    Complaint for damages was filed by the owner of the wall fence, the aforementioned victims and the heirs
    of the deceased victims against petitioner MYC-AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, the registered
    owner of the Toyota truck; Ceferino Arevalo, the driver of said truck; and, Benedicto Kalaw-Katigbak, the
    general manager

    petitioner admitted ownership of the Toyota truck but alleged that the same, together with nine (9) other
    units were leased to the Jaguar Transportation, Inc. and that Ceferino Arevalo, as well as Benedicto
    Kalaw-Katigbak are not its (petitioner) employees. (all the rights of ownership — to use, enjoy and
    dispose of these — remained with MYC.)

    Evidence is clear that the death of seven (7) persons and the injuries suffered by private respondents
    were due to the negligence and reckless operation of the Toyota truck, owned by herein petitioner and
    driven by Ceferino Arevalo. On March 21, 1971, when the accident happened, subject vehicle was
    registered in the name of petitioner.

    all the rights of ownership — to use, enjoy and dispose of these — remained with MYC.

    trial, the lower court rendered judgment ordering "defendants MYC Agro-Industrial Corporation and
    Ceferino Arevalo jointly and severally to pay to plaintiffs

    affirmed in toto by respondent Court of Appeals

    ISSUE: WON PETITIONER SHALL BE ABSOLVED FROM ANY LIABILITY SINCE IT ALREADY
    LEASED SAID TRUCK TO JAGUAR?

    RULING:

    NO. The registered owner/operator of a passenger vehicle is jointly and severally hable with the driver for
    damages incurred by passengers or third persons as a consequence of injuries (or death) sustained in the
    operation of said vehicles. ... Regardless of who the actual owner of a vehicle is, the operator of record
    continues to be the operator of the vehicles as regards the public and third persons, and as such is directly
    and primarily responsible for the consequences incident to its operation, so that, in contemplation of law,
    such owner/operator of record is the employer of the driver, the actual operator and employer being
    considered merely as his agent."

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