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Bus Accident Liability Case Summary by Jo-Anne M. Ventigan is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes a court case from 1957 regarding a bus accident in the Philippines that resulted in passenger deaths. The bus crashed after a tire burst, overturned into a ditch, and caught fire, trapping and killing four passengers inside. The court found the bus company liable, determining that the proximate cause of death was the bus overturning, not the subsequent fire, as the fire was a natural consequence of the accident and call for help. The court ruled the bus was likely speeding based on

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Jo-Anne M. Ventigan

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