Transportation Law Cases with SCRA

Common Carriers
De Guzman vs. CA, G.R. No. L-47822, 168 SCRA 612, December 22, 1988
First Philippine Industrial Corp. vs. CA, 300 SCRA 661, G.R. No. 125948, December
29, 1998
Calvo vs. UCPB General Insurance, G.R. 148496, March 19, 2002
Sanchez Brokerage vs. CA, et al., G.R. 147079, December 21, 2004
Schmitz Transport & Brokerage vs. Transport Venture, et al., G.R. 150255, April 22,
2005
Philippine Charter Insurance vs. Unknown Owner of the Vessel , G.R. 161833, July 8,
2005
Lea Mer Industries vs. Malayan Insurance, G.R. 161745, September 30, 2005
Cebu Salvage vs. Philippine Home Assurance, G.R. 150403, January 25, 2007
Spouses Cruz vs. Sun Holidays, Inc., G.R. 186312, June 29, 2010

Charter Parties
Planters Producers vs. CA, 226 SCRA 476 (1993)
Coastwise Lighterage Corporation vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 114167, 245 SCRA
796 , July 12, 1995
Valenzuela Hardwood and Industrial Supply, Inc.vs. Court of Appeals, 274 SCRA
642 , June 30, 1997
Caltex (Philippines), Inc. vs. Sulpicio Lines, Inc., 315 SCRA 709 , September 30, 1999

Breach of contract of carriage-vigilance over goods

Belgian Overseas Chartering and Shipping N.V. vs. Philippine First Insurance Co.,
Inc., G.R. No. 143133, 383 SCRA 23, June 05, 2002
FGU Insurance vs. CA, et al.,G.R. 137775, March 31, 2005

Sulpicio Lines, Inc. vs. First Lepanto-Taisho Insurance, G.R. No. 140349, 462 SCRA
125 , June 29, 2005
Delsan Transport Lines vs. American Home Assurance, G.R. 149019, August 15,
2006
Breach of contract og carriage-safety of passengers
Calalas vs. CA, et al., G.R. 122039, May 31, 2000

Notice of claim
Philippine Charter Insurance vs. Chemoil, G.R. 136888, June 29, 2005

Contributory negligence- the 80-20 ratio

Estacion vs. Bernardo, et al., G.R. 144723, February 27, 2006

Joint liability of carrier and arrastre operator

Eastern Shipping Lines vs. CA, 234 SCRA 78 (1994)

Arrastre vs. stevedore

Mindanao Teminal and Brokerage Service, Inc. vs. Phoenix Assurance, et al.G.R.
162467, May 8, 2009

Liability to boarding and alighting passengers

Dangwa Transportation Co. vs. CA,et al., G.R. 95582, October 7, 1991

Overtaking-doctrine of last clear chance

Engada vs CA, G.R. 140698, June 20, 2003
Lapanday vs. Angala, et al., G.R. 153076, June 21, 2007

Contributory negligence- force majeure

Fortune Express,Inc. vs. CA, et al., G.R. 119756, March 18,1999
Japan Airlines vs. CA, et al., G.R. 118664, August 7, 1998

Involuntary upgrading
Cathay Pacific vs. Spouses Vasquez, G.R. 150843, March 14, 2003

No moral damages due brothers & Sisters of deceased passenger

Sulpicio Lines Vs. Curso, et al., G.R. 157009, March 17, 2010

III. Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Internal Carriage by Air
(Warsaw Convention)
Meaning of International Transportation
Mapa,et al. vs. CA, et al., G.R. 122308, 275 SCRA 286 , July 08, 1997
Santos III vs. Northwest Orient Airlines, G.R. No. 101538, 210 SCRA 256 , June 23,
1992
Lhuillier vs. British Airways, G.R. No. 171092, 615 SCRA 380 , March 15, 2010

Bumped off passenger; misplaced and lost baggage

Pan American Airlines vs. Rapadas 209 SCRA 67 (1992)

Cathay Pacific vs. CA, 219 SCRA 520, G.R. No. 60501. 219 SCRA 520 , March 05,
1993
Lufthanza German Airlines vs. CA, G.R. No. 83612, 238 SCRA 290 , November 24,
1994
British Airways vs. CA, G.R. No. 121824 285 SCRA 450 , January 29, 1998

Non-use of original contracted route; notice of loss

Savellano, et al. vs. Savillo, et al., G.R. No. 151783, July 8, 2003

Applicability of periods of prescription provided in Article 29 of the Warsaw

Convention and Article 1146 of the Civil Code
Philippine Airlines, Inc. vs. Savillo, G.R. No. 149547, 557 SCRA 66 , July 04, 2008
IV. Maritime Commerce
Duties of a captain
Inter-Orient Maritime Enterprise, et al. vs. NLRC, G.R. No. 115286 August 11, 1994

Duties of a pilot
Far Eastern Shipping vs. CA and PPA, G.R. No. 130068, 297 SCRA 30 , October 01,
1998

Maritime contracts; maritime liens

Crescent Petroleum, Ltd., vs. MV Lok Maheshwari, et al., G.R. No. 155014, 474 SCRA
623 , November 11, 2005

Limited liability rule

Philippine Shipping Company, et al., vs. Vergara, G.R. No. L-1600 6 Phil., 281, June
01, 1906
Yangco vs. Laserna, et al., G.R. No. L-47447-47449 73 Phil., 330 , October 29, 1941
Loadstar Shipping vs. CA, et al., G.R. No. 131621 315 SCRA 339 , September 28,
1999
Monarch Insurance, et al. vs. CA, et al., G.R. No. 92735 333 SCRA 71 , June 08, 2000
Aboitiz Shipping vs. New India Assurance, G.R. No. 156978 488 SCRA 563 , May 02,
2006

Doctrine of inscrutable fault; doctrine of last clear chance not applicable in maritime
collision

Williams vs. Yangco, 27 Phil 68, G.R. No. L-8325, 27 Phil. 68 , March 10, 1914

Bill of lading
Telengtan Bros. vs. CA, 236 SCRA 617, G.R. No. 110581 236 SCRA 617 , September
21, 1994
Keng Hua Paper Products vs. CA, et al., G.R. No. 116863 286 SCRA 257 , February
12, 1998

Averages
American Home Assurance vs. CA, 236 SCRA 343, G.R. No. 94149 208 SCRA 343 ,
May 05, 1992
Philippine Home Assurance vs. CA, et al., G.R. No. 106999 257 SCRA 468 , June 20,
1996
Barrois vs. Carlos A. Go Thomg and Co., 7 SCRA 535, No. L-17192, March 30, 1963

VI Carriage of Goods by Sea Act

Insurance Company of North America vs. Philippine Ports Terminals, Inc., G.R. No. L6420, 97 Phil. 288 , July 18, 1955
E.E. Elser, Inc. vs CA, G.R. No. L-6517, 96 Phil. 264 November 29, 1954
Ang vs. American Steamship Agencies, G.R. No. L-22491, 19 SCRA 123 , January 27,
1967
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines vs. CA, G.R. No. 119571, 287 SCRA 366 , March 11, 1998
Yek Tong Lin Fire & Marine Ins. Co. Ltd. Vs. APL Inc, G.R. L-11081, April 30, 1958
Union Carbide vs. Manila Railroad, G.R. No. L-27798 ., 77 SCRA 359 , June 15, 1977
Dole Philippines vs. Maritime Co., G.R. No. L-61352 148 SCRA 118 , February 27,
1987
Mayer Steel Pipe Corp., et al vs. CA, et al, G.R. No. 124050 274 SCRA 432 , June 19,
1997

Philippine Carter Insurance Corp. vs. Neptune Orient Lines, et al., G.R. No. 145044,
554 SCRA 335 , June 12, 2008
Chamber of Filipino Retailers vs. Villegas, 44 SCRA 406, G.R. No. L-29864, 27 SCRA
166 , February 28, 1969
Tatad, et al. vs. Garcia, et al., G.R. No. 114222, 243 SCRA 436 , April 06, 1995
Vargas vs. Langcay, G.R. No. L-17459, 6 SCRA 174 , September 29, 1962
Erezo vs. Jepte, G.R. No. L-9605, 102 Phil. 103 , September 30, 1957
PCI Leasing and Finance, Inc. vs. UCPB General Insurance Co., Inc. G.R. No. 162267,
557 SCRA 141 , July 04, 2008
Divinagarcia vs. Consolidated Broadcasting System, Inc., et al., G.R. No. 162272,
584 SCRA 213 , April 07, 2009