CASE #

ORIX METRO LEASING AND FINANCE CORPORATION

(Formerly CONSOLIDATED ORIX LEASING AND FINANCE CORPORATION), vs.
MINORS: DENNIS, MYLENE, MELANIE and MARIKRIS, all surnamed
MANGALINAO y DIZON, MANUEL M. ONG, LORETO LUCILO, SONNY LI, AND
ANTONIO DE LOS SANTOS

G.R. No. 174089 January 25, 2012

FACTS:
This a case of multiple-vehicle collision in North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) resulting in
the death of all the passengers in one vehicle, including the Mangalinao spousesa and a sibling of
the surviving orphaned minor heirs.

An action for damages based on quasi delict was filed by the minor children of the
Mangalinao spouses through their legal guardian against the registered owners and drivers of the
two 10-wheeler trucks that collided with their parents’ Nissan Pathfinder. The children imputed
recklessness, negligence, and imprudence on the truck drivers for the deaths of their sister and
parents; while they hold Sonny and Orix equally liable for failing to exercise the diligence of a
good father of a family in the selection and supervision of their respective drivers.