Cordero Santiago v. Lizardi Caballero

The original source of the liability of those who have not caused the damage directly, in the case of extracontrac-tual fault, is § 1803 of the Civil Code, 1930 ed., 31 L.P.R.A. *150§ 5142,1 derived fundamentally, in certain cases, from the duty of vigilance — the parents,2 the guardians and the teachers for the acts of their children, minors and pupils —and in others, involving actual fault in the unwise selection- of the subordinates — the owners or directors of an establishment or enterprise for the acts of their agents or employees.3 Already since Vélez v. Llavina, 18 P.R.R. 634, *151642-43…