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INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMON CARRIERS
A. TRANSPORTATION IN GENERAL
Sec. 13(b), Commonwealth Act No. 146 or The Public Service Law (of 1936), as last
amended by Republic Act No. 2677
1. National Power Corp. v. CA, 345 Phil. 9 [1997]
B. PUBLIC UTILITIES
6. Pangasinan Transportation Co., Inc. v. The Public Service Commission, G.R. No.
47065. June 26, 1940; 70 Phil 221
7. Philippine Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, G.R. No. 119528. March 26, 1997
Carrier defined
Classifications of carriers
10. Spouses Pereña v. Spouses Zarate, G.R. No. 157917. Aug. 29, 2012
11. National Steel Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 112287. Dec. 12, 1997; 347 Phil. 345
12. First Philippine Industrial Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 125948. Dec. 29, 1998
Common carrier may have no regular schedule or clients, fixed routes, terminals or tickets
13. Asia Lighterage and Shipping, Inc., v. CA, G.R. No. 147246. Aug. 19, 2003
Common carriers bound to serve all and liable for refusal to so serve without sufficient
reason
15. Gatchalian v. Delim, G.R. No. 56487. Oct. 21, 1991; 203 SCRA 126
16. Aboitiz Shipping Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 84458. Nov. 6, 1989
Distinctions between an action to enforce liability of the employer of the negligent driver
under Article 103 of the Revised Penal Code and an action based on quasi‐delict under the
Civil Code
20. China Airlines, Ltd. v. IAC, G.R. No. 73835. Jan. 17, 1989
Common carriers generally presumed to have been at fault or to have acted negligently
22. Pilapil v. CA, G.R. No. 52159. Dec. 22, 1989; 180 SCRA 546
Philippine American General Insurance Co, Inc. v. MGG Marine Services, Inc. G.R. No.
135645. March 8, 2002
Arts. 1740, 1742 and 1743, Civil Code
23. Ganzon v. CA, G.R. No. L‐48757. May 30, 1988
24. Southern Lines v. CA, G.R. No. L‐16629. Jan. 31, 1962, 4 SCRA 258
25. Tabacalera Insurance Co. v. North Front Shipping Services, Inc., G.R. No. 119197.
May 16, 1997; 272 SCRA 527
26. Sweet Lines, Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. L‐46340. April 29, 1983
27. Juntilla v. Fontanar, G.R. No. L‐45637, May 31, 1985
28. Vergara v. CA, G.R. No. 77679, Sept. 30, 1987
29. Africa v. Caltex [Phil.], Inc., G.R. No. L-12986. March 31, 1966; 16 SCRA 448
Art. 1734, Civil Code
Sec. 4, COGSA
30. Servando v. Philippine Steam Navigation Co., G.R. No. L‐36481‐2, Oct. 23, 1982
31. Juan F. Nakpil & Sons v. CA, G.R. No. L-47851. Oct. 3, 1986; 144 SCRA 596
32. Batangas Laguna Tayabas Bus Company v. IAC, G.R. No. 74387-90. Nov. 14, 1988;
167 SCRA 379
33. Valenzuela v. CA, G.R. No. 115024. Feb. 7, 1996; 253 SCRA 303
34. Arada v. CA, G.R. No. 98243. July 1, 1992
Acts of strangers that would divest a common carrier of his/its duty of extraordinary
diligence in the vigilance over the goods carried
Act of God must be the sole and proximate cause of the loss to exempt the carrier from
liability
Common carrier not liable where the proximate cause of passenger’s injury is his own
negligence
35. Saludo, Jr. v. CA, G.R. No. 95536. March 23, 1992
Grounds for refusal by common carrier to carry certain goods must be reasonable
36. F.C. Fisher v. Yangco Steamship Company, G.R. No. L-8095. March 31, 1915
38. Isaac v. A. L. Ammen Transportation Co., Inc., G.R. No. L-9671. Aug. 23, 1957
Parties may agree to relieve carrier from liability while goods are in custom’s custody
40. Lu Do & Lu Ym Corp. v. Binamira, G.R. No. L-9840. April 22, 1957
41. Caltex [Philippines], Inc. v. Sulpicio Lines, Inc., G.R. No. 131166. Sept. 30, 1999; 374
Phil. 325
Passenger defined
49. Ramos v. C.O.L. Realty Corp., G.R. No. 184905. Aug. 28, 2009, 597 SCRA 526
Liability of a common carrier for the death of or injuries to passengers due to the acts of its
employees, other passengers or strangers
Periods within which the common carrier in a contract of carriage of passengers may be
held liable
54. Light Rail Transit Authority v. Navidad, G.R. No. 145804. Feb. 6, 2003
55. Del Prado v. Manila Electric Co., G.R. No. L-29462. March 7, 1929; 52 Phil. 900
56. Dangwa Transportation Co., Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 95582. Oct. 7, 1991; 202 SCRA 574
Presumption of negligence
58. Mirasol v. The Robert Dollar Co., G.R. No. L-29721. March 27, 1929).
59. Coastwise Lighterage Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 114167. July 12, 1995
Art. 1755, Civil Code
64. H. E. Heacock Company v. Macondray & Company, Inc., G.R. No. L-16598. Oct. 3,
1921; 42 Phil. 205
65. Juan Ysmael & Co., Inc. v. Gabino Barretto & Co., Ltd., G.R. No. L-28028. Nov. 25,
1927; 51 Phil. 90
When a stipulation limiting common carrier's liability may be annulled by the shipper or
owner
CHAPTER II
THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW
A. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND ITS FUNCTIONS
Public service
Public character and interest not number of people served determinative of public utility
or service
66. Luzon Stevedoring Company, Inc. v. The Public Service Commission, G.R. No. L-
5458. Sept. 16, 1953
67. JG Summit Holdings, Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 124293. Sept. 24, 2003
68. JG Summit Holdings, Inc. v. CA, Id.; Tinga, J., Sep. Op.
Public use
69. Iloilo Ice and Cold Storage Co. v. Public Utility Board, G.R. No. L-19857. March 2,
1923; 44 Phil. 551
Exempted services
2. Oil company
3. Wharf or dock
71. Albano v. Reyes, G.R. No. 83551. July 11, 1989; 175 SCRA 264
4. Operator of trucks
72. United States v. Tan Piaco, G.R. No. L-15122. March 10, 1920; 40 Phil. 853
Sec. 13(b), C.A. No. 146, as amended
73. Tatad v. Garcia, G.R. No. 114222. April 6, 1995; 243 SCRA 436
Sec. 13(b), C.A. No. 146, as amended
6. Ice plant
74. La Paz Ice Plant & Cold Storage Co., Inc. v. John Bordman, G.R. No. L-43668. March
31, 1938; 65 Phil. 401
Sec. 1, R.A. No. 2677, amending Sec. 13(b), C.A. No. 146, as amended
75. North Negros Sugar Co. v. Hidalgo, G.R. No. L-42334. Oct. 31, 1936; 63 Phil. 664
Franchise defined
76. Pangasinan Transportation Co., Inc. v. Public Service Commission, G.R. No. 47065.
June 26, 1940; 70 Phil. 221
77. Luque v. Villegas, G.R. No. L-22545. Nov. 28, 1969; 30 SCRA 408
Sec. 14 of the Public Service Act (C.A. No. 146)
Sec. 15, par. 1, C.A. No. 146
78. Raymundo v. Luneta Motor Co., G.R. No. L-39902, L-39903. Nov. 29, 1933; 58 Phil.
889
79. Kilusang Mayo Uno Labor Center v. Garcia, Jr., G.R. No. 115381. Dec. 23, 1994
Law not the title in certificate that determines the requirements for the issuance of such
certificate
80. Halili v. Cruz, G.R. No. L-21061. June 27, 1968; 23 SCRA 1174
82. Batangas Transportation Co. v. Orlanes, G.R. No. L-28865. Dec. 19, 1928; 52 Phil.,
455
83. Tiongson v. Public Service Commission, G.R. No. L-24701. Dec. 16, 1970
CHAPTER III
COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPORTATION
84. Bus Company v. The Collector of Internal Revenue, G.R. No. L-14078. Feb. 24, 1961
Lading defined
85. Magellan Manufacturing Marketing Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 95529. Aug. 22, 1991
87. Philippine Commercial International Bank v. CA, G.R. No. 97785. March 29, 1996;
325 Phil. 588
89. Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. IAC, G.R. No. 75118. Aug. 31, 1987; 237 Phil. 531
Art. 1311[2], Civil Code
90. Mendoza v. Philippine Air Lines, Inc., G.R. No. L-3678. Feb. 29, 1952; 90 Phil 836
91. F.C. Fisher v. Yangco Steamship Company, G.R. No. L-8095. March 31, 1915
92. Philippine Airlines, Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 119706. March 14, 1996
94. Philippine American General Insurance Co., Inc. v. Sweet Lines, Inc., G.R. No.
87434. Aug. 5, 1992; 212 SCRA 194
95. Philippine Charter Insurance Corp. v. Chemoil Lighterage Corp., G.R. No. 136888.
June 29, 2005
96. Roldan v. Lim Ponzo & Co., G.R. No. L-11325. Dec. 7, 1917
Special right of carrier over the goods transported and prescription of action to enforce
such right
CHAPTER IV
LAND TRANSPORTATION
A. GOVERNING LAWS
Republic Act No. 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code - June 20, 1964
Republic Act No. 6374;
Presidential Decree No. 98;
Presidential Decree No.109;
Presidential Decree No. 843;
Presidential Decree No. 896;
Presidential Decree No.1057;
Presidential Decree No.1958;
Batas Pambansa Blg. 43;
Batas Pambansa Blg. 74;
Batas Pambansa Blg. 398;
Republic Act No. 8750;
Republic Act No. 10586 or the “Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013;” and
Other laws which expressly or impliedly modified some of its provisions.
Power to regulate the operation and grant franchises to tricycles devolved to LGUs
Sec. 458. R.A. No. 7160
LTO powers on vehicle registration and drivers’ licensing not devolved to LGUs
Duty to yield
99. Adzuara v. CA, G.R. No. 125134. Jan. 22, 1999; 301 SCRA 657
Overtaking a vehicle
Obstruction of traffic
Sec. 19 of R.A. No. 10586 expressly modified Sec. 56(f) of R.A. No. 4136
Art. 22, RPC, in relation to Sec. 3(e), RA 10586
Imprudence defined
Restriction as to speed
100. Gabriel v. CA, G.R. No. 128474. Oct. 6, 2004; 440 SCRA 136
Sec. 35, R.A. No. 4136
Driving under the influence of dangerous drugs and other similar substance
Mandatory alcohol and chemical testing of drivers involved in motor vehicular accidents
When refusal to get off of the vehicle for a body and vehicle search not deemed as serious
disobedience to a lawful order
102. Abenes v. CA, G.R. No. 156320. Feb. 14, 2007; 515 SCRA 690
Art. 151, Revised Penal Code
103. People v. Sy Chua, G.R. No. 136066-67. Feb. 4, 2003; 444 Phil. 757
No warrant of arrest to be issued for offense penalized only by fine; effect of issuance of
traffic citation ticket
105. Morales, Jr. v. Enrile, G.R. No. L-61016. April 26, 1983; 206 Phil. 466
106. People v. Bolasa, G.R. No. 125754. Dec. 22, 1999; 378 Phil. 1073
107. People v. Macalaba, G.R. No. 146284-86. Jan. 20, 2003; 443 Phil. 565
108. Caballes v. CA, G.R. No. 136292. Jan. 15, 2002; 424 Phil. 263
Unregistered sale or lease of motor vehicle not binding on third persons injured in
vehicular accidents
110. First Malayan Leasing and Finance Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 91378. June 9, 1992; 209
SCRA 660
111. Roxas v. CA, G.R. No. 92245. June 26, 1991; 198 SCRA 541
112. PCI Leasing and Finance, Inc. v. UCPB General Insurance Co., Inc., G.R. No.
162267. July 4, 2008
113. Philippine Airlines, Inc. v. Edu, G.R. No. L- 41383. Aug. 15, 1988
Sec. 46, R.A. No. 8749 or the Clean Air Act of 1999
Penalties and fines for violation of the Seat Belts Use Act
114. Batangas Transportation Co. v. Orlanes, G.R. No. L-28865. Dec. 19, 1928; 52 Phil.,
455
115. Manila Electric Company v. Pasay Transportation Co., Inc., G.R. No. L-37655. Feb.
9, 1933; 57 Phil. 825
116. United States v. Barrias, G.R. No. 4349. Sept. 24, 1908; 11 Phil. 327
Kabit system
117. Baliwag Transit Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 57493. Jan. 7, 1987; 147 SCRA 82
Art. 1409, Civil Code
118. Lim v. CA, G.R. No. 125817. Jan. 16, 2002
Kabit system not a criminal offense but void under civil law
120. Paguio Transport Corp. v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No. 119500.
Aug. 28, 1998
Relationship between the owner of the vehicle and the driver under a "boundary system”
121. Jardin v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No. 119268. Feb. 23, 2000
122. National Labor Union v. Dinglasan, G.R. No. L-14183. Nov. 4, 1993
123. Montoya v. Ignacio, G.R. No. L-5868. Dec. 29, 1953; 94 Phil. 182
Prior approval of the sale, lease or encumbrance of property not a condition precedent to
validity of contract
CHAPTER V
MARINE TRANSPORTATION
Governing law
Authority of the ship agent to discharge the captain and members of the crew
Art. 603 and 605, Code of Commerce
Hull
Rigging
Fund sources
Cases when the captain and crew members may rescind their contracts of employment
Cases when the officers and crew are exempted from all obligations
Second mate
Marine engineers
Complement of a vessel
4. Supercargoes
5. The pilot
130. Far Eastern Shipping Company v. CA, G.R. No. 130068. Oct. 1, 1998
Harbor pilot
Pilotage defined
Compulsory pilotage
Liability of a pilot
2. Maritime lien
131. Philippine National Bank v. CA, G.R. No. 128661. Aug. 8, 2000; 337 SCRA 381
Secs. 17 and 21 of P.D. No. 1521 or "The Ship Mortgage Decree of 1978"
133. Chua Yek Hong v. IAC, G.R. No. 74811. Sept. 30, 1988
Art. 827, Code of Commerce
Abandonment defined
Acceptance of abandonment
136. The Philippine Shipping Company v. Vergara, G.R. No. L-1600. June 1, 1906; Phil.
281
Art. 837, Code of Commerce
137. Manila Steamship Co., Inc. v. Abdulhaman, G.R. No. L-9534. Sept. 29, 1956; 100
Phil. 32
138. Philippine American General Insurance Company, Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 116940. June
11, 1997; 339 Phil. 455
139. Negros Navigation Co., Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 110398. Nov. 7, 1997; 346 Phil. 551
Right of abandonment
141. Aboitiz Shipping Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 121833, 130752, 137801. Oct. 17, 2008;
569 SCRA 294).
142. The Government of the Philippine Islands v. The Insular Maritime Co., G.R. No. L-
21495. March 18, 1924; 45 Phil. 805).
Origin of the rule and the rationale for its adoption in maritime law
143. Abueg v. San Diego, G.R. No. L-773. Dec. 17, 1946; 77 Phil. 730
144. Aboitiz Shipping Corp. v. General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corp., Ltd.,
G.R. No. 100446. Jan. 21, 1993; 217 SCRA 359
145. Rubiso v. Rivera, G.R. No. L-11407. Oct. 30, 1917; 37 Phil. 72
Primary governing law on liability of ship owners or agents for total loss or destruction of
the vessel
Interdiction of commerce
Blockade
Embargo
d. Charter party
146. Tabacalera Insurance Co. v. North Front Shipping Services, Inc., G.R. No. 119197.
May 16, 1997; 272 SCRA 527
Charter party as a special contract in maritime commerce
147. Puromines, Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 91228. March 22, 1993
Contract of affreightment
Time charter
148. Litonjua Shipping Company Inc. v. National Seamen Board, G.R. No. L-51910. Aug.
10, 1989
Voyage charter
Freight defined
Freightage
Sec. 104, P.D. No. 612 or the Insurance Code, as amended by R.A. No. 10607
Requisites and contents of charter party
Jason clause
Paramount clause
Demurrage
Obligations of charterers
Primage
Transshipment defined
Aleatory contract
Hypothecary
Barratry defined
Barratry clause
(1) Averages
Ordinary expenses
Art. 807, Code of Commerce
Kinds of averages
Jettison defined
Liability if both vessels at fault or if it cannot be determined which vessel caused the
collision
Presumption of fault against a moving vessel striking a stationary object; doctrine of res
ipsa loquitur
156. Far Eastern Shipping Company v. CA, G.R. No. 130068. Oct. 1, 1998
157. Republic v. Luzon Stevedoring Corp., G.R. No. L-21749. Sept. 29, 1967; 21 SCRA
279
Liability of properly anchored and moored vessel colliding with nearby vessels due to
storm or force majeure
Role of protest for the recovery of losses and damages due to collision; when and how made
Arrastre services
159. Mobil Philippines Exploration, Inc. v. Customs Arrastre Service, G.R. No. L-23139.
Dec. 17, 1966
Arrastre operators
160. Hijos de F. Escao, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No. 59229.
Aug. 22, 1991; 261 SCRA 63
161. Summa Insurance Corp., v. CA, G.R. No. 84680. Feb. 5, 1996; 323 Phil. 214
162. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., v. Metro Port Service, Inc., G.R. No. 83613. Feb. 21,
1990; 182 SCRA 455
163. Lua Kian v. Manila Railroad Company, G.R. No. L-23033. Jan. 5, 1967; 19 SCRA 5
164. Northern Motors, Inc. v. Prince Line, G.R. No. L-13884. Feb. 29, 1960; 107 Phil.
253).
165. Asian Terminals, Inc. v. Daehan Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., G.R. No.
171194. Feb. 4, 2010; 611 SCRA 555
166. New Zealand Insurance Company, Ltd. v. Navarro, G.R. No. L-48686. Oct. 4, 1989
167. Cebu Arrastre Service v. Collector of Internal Revenue, G.R. No. L-7444. May 30,
1966
168. The Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines v. Collector of Internal Revenue,
G.R. No. L-21835. Aug. 19, 1967
169. Anglo-Fil Trading Corp. v. Lazaro, G.R. No. L-54958. Sept. 2, 1983
(c) Containerization
170. United States Lines, Inc. v. Commissioner of Customs, G.R. No. L-73490. June 18,
1987
171. Reyma Brokerage, Inc. v. Philippine Home Assurance Corp., G.R. No. 93464. Oct.
7, 1991
172. Bankers & Manufacturers Assurance Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 80256. Oct. 2, 1992
Salvage defined
173. Erlanger & Galinger v. The Swedish East Asiatic Co., [Ltd.], G.R. No. L-10051.
March 9, 1916
Towage defined
Derelict defined
176. Edgar Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc. v. UCPB General Insurance Co., G.R. No.
146018. June 25, 2003
178. E. E. Elser, Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. L‐6517. Nov. 29, 1954)
179. Belgian Overseas Chartering and Shipping, N.V. v. Philippine First Insurance Co.,
Inc., G.R. No. 143133. June 5, 2002; 383 SCRA 23)
Other persons covered by the one-year prescriptive period
180. Kuy v. Everrett Steamship Corp., G.R. No. L‐5554. May 27, 1953
181. Filipino Merchants Insurance Company, Inc. v. Alejandro, G.R. No. L‐54140. Oct.
14, 1986
Sec. 3(6), COGSA
182. Mayer Steel Pipe Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 124050. June 19, 1997
183. Ang v. American Steamship Agencies, Inc., G.R. No. L-22491. Jan. 27, 1967; 19
SCRA 129
185. Universal Shipping Lines, Inc. v. IAC, G.R. No. 74125. July 31, 1990; 188 SCRA
170
186. F. H. Stevens & Co. Inc. v. Norddeuscher Lloyd, G.R. No. L-17730. Sept. 29, 1962;
6 SCRA 180
190. Continental Insurance Company v. Manila Port Service, G.R. No. L-22208. March
30, 1966, 16 SCRA 425
191. Union Carbide Philippnes, Inc. v. Manila Railroad Co., G.R. No. L-27798. June 15,
1977
Manner of determining the amount of liability of common carrier for loss or damage to the
goods transported
“Container” construed
194. Aboitiz Shipping Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 89757. Aug. 6, 1990
CHAPTER VI
AIR TRANSPORTATION
Civil Aeronautics Act of the Philippines or Republic Act No. 776, as amended (1952);
Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008 or Republic Act No. 9497; and
Warsaw Convention of 1929 or the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules
Relating to International Carriage by Air, as amended by subsequent international
agreements.
1. The Civil Aeronautics Act of the Philippines or Republic Act No. 776, as amended
(1952);
Republic Act No. 776, otherwise known as the Civil Aeronautics Act of the Philippines,
as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1462 and Executive Order No. 217
Sec. 5.01, IRR of E.O. No. 219, s. 1995 and E.O. No. 32, s. 2001
The Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008 or Republic Act No. 9497
Republic Act No. 9497, otherwise known as the Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008
Sec. 43, R.A. No. 9497, citing R.A. No. 776, P.D. No. 1278, E.O. No. 546, and B.P.
Blg. 504
Nationality of aircraft
Sec. 47, R.A. No. 9497
Form of conveyance
196. Mapa v. CA, G.R. No. 122308. July 8, 1997; 341 Phil. 281
197. Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd., v. CA, G.R. No. 60501. March 5, 1993; 219 SCRA
520
International transportation
Provision limiting carrier’s liability for damage caused by its willful misconduct removed
by Hague Protocol
Willful misconduct
Warsaw Convention does not preclude the operation of the Civil Code and other laws
Jurisdiction
209. Philippine Airlines, Inc., v. CA, G.R. No. L-82619. Sept. 15, 1993);
210. Zalamea v. CA, G.R. No. 104235. Nov. 18, 1993
211. Lufthansa German Airlines v. CA, G.R. No. 83612. Nov. 24, 1994
212. KLM Dutch Airlines v. CA, G.R. No. No. L-31150. July 22, 1975; 65 SCRA 237
213. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. British Overseas Airways Corp., G.R. No. L-
65773-74. April 30, 1987,
Art. VI, Res. 850 of the IATA
214. American Airlines v. CA, G.R. No. 116044-45. March 9, 2000; 384 Phil. 227
Distinction between damage to baggage and injury to passenger due to the misconduct of
airline employees