Hidalgo Enterprises Inc v. Balandan Digest

Hidalgo Enterprises Inc. v. Guillermo Balandan, Anselma Anila and CA  GR No. L-3422. June 13, 1952, J. Bengzon Topic: Doctrine of ttr!cti"e Nui#!nce Facts: $i%!&go 'nterpri#e# (!# t)e o(ner of !n ice-p&!nt f!ctor* in +!n !&o, L!gun!. n t)e f!ctor*, t)ere (ere t(o t!n/# fu&& of (!ter, ot) 9-ft %eep, for coo&ing purpo#e# of  it# engine. T)ere (!# no fence or top co"er0 t)e e%ge# of t)e t!n/# (ere !re&* ! foot )ig) fro t)e #urf!ce of t)e groun%. T)e f!ctor* it#e&f (!# #urroun%e% (it) ! fence. $o(e"er, t)e (i%e g!te entr!nce (!# continu!&&* open, !n% !n*one cou&% e!#i&* enter t)e f!ctor*. T)ere (!# no gu!r% !##igne% on t)e g!te.  roun% noon on pri& 1, 194, !rio B!&!n%!n, ! o* !re&* 3 *e!r# o&%, (!# p&!*ing (it) ot)er o*# )i# !ge ()en )e entere% t)e f!ctor* prei#e# t)roug) t)e g!te. !rio B!&!n%!n t)en too/ ! !t) in one of t)e t!n/# of (!ter !n%, &!ter on, #!n/ to t)e  otto of t)e t!n/. $e %ie% of !#p)*6i! #econ%!r* to %ro(ning.7 %ro(ning.7 T)e 8 !n% 8 ru&e% t)!t $i%!&go 'nterpri#e# !int!ine% !n !ttr!cti"e nui#!nce !n% neg&ecte% to !%opt t)e nece##!r* prec!ution# prec!ution# to !"oi% !cci%ent to per#on entering it# prei#e#. Issue: )et)er Issue: )et)er or not ! (!ter t!n/ i# !n !ttr!cti"e nui#!nce. Held: No. No. $i%!&g $i%!&go o 'nterp 'nterpri# ri#e# e# nc.; nc.;## (!ter (!ter t!n/# t!n/# !re not c&!##i c&!##ifie fie% % !# !ttr! !ttr!cti cti"e "e nui#!nce. ue#tion !&t)oug) it# %!nger i# !pp!rent to t)o#e of !ge, i# #o enticing or !&&uring to c)i&%ren of ten%er *e!r# !# to in%uce t)e to !ppro!c), get on or u#e it, !n% t)i#? !ttr!cti"ene## i# !n ip&ie% in"it!tion to #uc) c)i&%ren. T)e !=orit* of eric!n =uri#pru%ence po#it# t)!t t)e %octrine of !ttr!cti"e nui#!nce i# gener!&&* not  !pp&ic!&e  !pp&ic!&e to o%ie# of (!ter, ()et)er !rtifici!& or n!tur!&. T)e e6ception to t)i# i# if t)ere i# #oe unu#u!& con%ition or !rtifici!& fe!ture ot)er t)!n ere (!ter !n% it# &oc!tion. urt)erore, in n%er#on ". Reit)-Ri&e* 8on#t. 8o., t)e n%i!n! ppe&&!te 8ourt e6p&!ine% ()* o%ie# of (!ter !re not con#i%ere% !# !ttr!cti"e nui#!nce. t ru&e% t)!t c)i&%ren )!"e een in#tructe% e!r&* on to e6erci#e c!ution !roun%  o%ie# of (!ter !n% !n% !re pre#ue% pre#ue% to /no( t)e %!nger. %!nger.  Dissent of J. Pablo: 8)i&%ren Pablo: 8)i&%ren !re n!tur!&&* curiou# !n% %o not )!"e perfect /no(&e%ge of  t)ing#. T)e* !re !!ze% * t)e n!tur!& !ttr!ction of t)e (!ter# !n% #)!&& e6p&ore ()ere t)eir t)eir curio# curio#it* it* &e!%# &e!%# t)e t)e un&e## un&e## t)ere t)ere i# #oet #oet)in )ing g t)!t t)!t pre"en pre"ent# t# t)e. t)e. # #uc), #uc), petitioner# #)ou&% )!"e p&!ce% fence# !roun% t)e pon%# !# !n or%in!r* prec!ution. @Note: tr!n#&!te% !n% p!r!p)r!#e% fro +p!ni#) te6tA