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2007-01-25 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| As regards civil liability arising from quasi-delict or culpa aquiliana, same will not be extinguished by an acquittal, whether it be on ground of reasonable doubt or that accused was not the author of the act or omission complained of (or that there is declaration in a final judgment that the fact from which the civil liability might arise did not exist). The responsibility arising from fault or negligence in a quasi-delict is entirely separate and distinct from the civil liability arising from negligence under the Penal Code.[36] An acquittal or conviction in the criminal case is entirely irrelevant in the civil case[37] based on quasi-delict or culpa aquiliana. | |||||