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thecivilcase,unless,of

course,intheeventofanacquittal

wherethecourthasdec

laredthatthefactfromwhichthe

civilactionarosedidnotexist,inwhichcasetheextinction

ofthecriminalliabilitywouldcarrywithittheextinctionof

thecivilliability.

InAzucenavs.Potenciano,1

6t

heCourtdeclaredthatin

quasidelicts,(t)hecivilactionisentirelyindependentof

thecriminalcaseaccord

ingtoArticles33and2177ofthe

CivilCode.Therecanbe

nologicalconclusionthanthis,for

tosubordinatethecivilactioncontemplatedinthesaid

articlestotheresultof

thecriminalprosecutionwhether

itbeconvictionoracquittalwouldrendermeaninglessthe

independentcharacter

ofthecivilactionandtheclear

injunction

in

Article3

1,thathisaction

mayproceed

independentlyofthecriminalproceedingsandregardlessof

theresultofthelatter.

WHEREFORE,theassaileddecisiondatedFebruary17,

1986ofthethenIntermediateAppellateCourtaffirming

theorderofdismissalof

theRegionalTrialCourtofCavite,

Branch18(TagaytayCity)datedAugust17,1984ishereby

REVERSEDandSETA

SIDE.Thetrialcourtisorderedto

reinstateCivilCaseN

o.TG-748entitledNatividadV.

AndamoandEmmanuel

R.Andamovs.MissionariesofOur

LadyofLaSalette,Inc.

andtoproceedwiththehearingof

thecasewith

dispatc

h.Thisdecision

isimmediately

executory.Costsagainst

respondentcorporation.

SOORDERED.

Gutierrez,Jr.andBidin,

JJ.,concur.

Feliciano,

J.,On

leave.

Decisionreversedand

setaside.

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