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Sps.Mamarilvs.BoyScoutofthe
Philippines(2013)(CivilLaw)
Sps.Mamarilvs.BoyScoutofthePhilippines|G.R.No.179382|
January14,2013
Facts:PUJoperatorsSps.Mamarilwouldparktheir6passenger
jeepneyseverynightatBSPscompoundinMalate,Manilaforafee
ofP300.00permonthforeachunit.Oneday,oneofthevehicleswas
missingandwasneverrecovered.AccordingtothesecurityguardsPea
andGaddiofAIBSecurityAgencywithwhomBSPhadcontractedforits
securityandprotection,amalepersonwholookedfamiliartothemtook
thesubjectvehicleoutofthecompound.Sps.MamarilprayedthatPea
andGaddi,togetherwithAIBandBSP,beheldliablefor:(a)thevalueof
thesubjectvehicle(b)amountrepresentingdailylossof
income/boundaryreckonedfromthedaythevehiclewaslost(c)
exemplarydamages(d)moraldamages(e)attorney'sfeesand(f)cost
ofsuit.
BSPdeniedanyliabilitycontendingthatnotonlydidSps.Mamaril
directlydealwithAIBwithrespecttothemannerbywhichtheparked
vehicleswouldbehandled,buttheparkingticketitselfexpresslystated
thatthe"Managementshallnotberesponsibleforlossofvehicleorany
ofitsaccessoriesorarticlelefttherein."ItalsoclaimedthatSps.Mamaril
erroneouslyreliedontheGuardServiceContract.Apartfromnotbeing
partiesthereto,itsprovisionscoveronlytheprotectionofBSP's
properties,itsofficers,andemployees.
Issue:WhetherornotBSPmaybeheldliableforthelossofthevehicle
causedbythenegligenceofitssecurityguards.
Held:TheproximatecauseofthelossofSps.Mamaril'svehiclewasthe
negligentactofsecurityguardsPeaandGaddiinallowingan
unidentifiedpersontodriveoutthesubjectvehicle.Therecordsare
bereftofanyfindingofnegligenceonthepartofBSP.Neitherwillthe
vicariousliabilityofanemployerunderArticle2180oftheCivilCode
applyinthiscase.PeaandGaddiwereassignedassecurityguardsby
AIBtoBSPpursuanttotheGuardServiceContract.Noemployer
employeerelationshipexistedbetweenBSPandthesecurityguards
assignedinitspremises.Sps.MamarilarenotpartiestotheGuard
ServiceContract.GuardServiceContractbetweendefendantappellant
BSPanddefendantAIBSecurityAgencyispurelybetweentheparties
therein.
Contractstakeeffectonlybetweentheparties,theirassignsandheirs,
exceptincasewheretherightsandobligationsarisingfromthecontract

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arenottransmissiblebytheirnature,orbystipulationorbyprovisionof
law.Theheirisnotliablebeyondthevalueofthepropertyhereceived
fromthedecedent.Ifacontractshouldcontainsomestipulationinfavor
ofathirdperson,hemaydemanditsfulfillmentprovidedhe
communicatedhisacceptancetotheobligorbeforeitsrevocation.A
mereincidentalbenefitorinterestofapersonisnotsufficient.The
contractingpartiesmusthaveclearlyanddeliberatelyconferredafavor
uponathirdperson.
Thus,inorderthatathirdpersonbenefitedbythesecondparagraphof
Article1311,referredtoasastipulationpourautrui,maydemandits
fulfillment,thefollowingrequisitesmustconcur:(1)Thereisastipulation
infavorofathirdperson(2)Thestipulationisapart,notthewhole,of
thecontract(3)Thecontractingpartiesclearlyanddeliberately
conferredafavortothethirdpersonthefavorisnotmerelyincidental
(4)Thefavorisunconditionalanduncompensated(5)Thethirdperson
communicatedhisorheracceptanceofthefavorbeforeitsrevocation
and(6)Thecontractingpartiesdonotrepresent,orarenotauthorized,
bythethirdparty.However,noneoftheforegoingelementsobtainsin
thiscase.Thereisabsolutelynothinginthesaidcontractthatwould
indicateanyobligationand/orliabilityonthepartofthepartiesthereinin
favorofthirdpersonssuchashereinplaintiffsappellees.
Moreover,theCourtconcurswiththefindingoftheCAthatthecontract
betweenthepartieshereinwasoneofleaseasdefinedunderArticle
1643oftheCivilCode.Ithasbeenheldthattheactofparkingavehicle
inagarage,uponpaymentofafixedamount,isalease.Theagreement
withrespecttotheingressandegressofSps.Mamaril'svehicleswere
coordinatedonlywithAIBanditssecurityguards,withouttheknowledge
andconsentofBSP.Accordingly,themishandlingoftheparkedvehicles
thatresultedinhereincomplainedlossshouldberecoveredonlyfrom
thetortfeasors(PeaandGaddi)andtheiremployer,AIBandnot
againstthelessor,BSP.
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