There is, thus, no basis for the contention that the ruling
in Civil Case No. 3490, finding Salva and his driver
Verena liable for the damage to petitioners jeepney,
should be binding on Sunga. It is immaterial that the
proximate cause of the collision between the jeepney
and the truck was the negligence of the truck driver. The
doctrine of proximate cause is applicable only in actions
for quasi-delict, not in actions involving breach of
contract. The doctrine is a device for imputing liability to
a person where there is no relation between him and
another party. In such a case, the obligation is created by
law itself. But, where there is a pre-existing contractual
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