G.R. No. L-20099, 7 July 1966, 17 SCRA 606 FACTS: Shewaram, petitioner herein, is a Hindu from Davao. He boarded a PAL plane for a trip to Manila. He checked in 3 pieces of baggage, a suitcase and 2 other pieces. One of the suitcases were mistagged by the defendant and as a result the [...]

G.R. No. L-28028, 25 November 1927, 51 Phil 90 FACTS: Plaintiff seeks to recover from defendant the alleged value of the four cases of merchandise which it delivered to the steamship ANDRES on October 23, 1922, at Manila, to be shipped to Surigao. Said shipment was never delivered to the consignee. The defendants rely only [...]

G.R. No. 125524, 25 August 1999, 313 SCRA 77 FACTS: Petitioner Macam exported 3,500 boxes of watermelons and 1,611 boxes of fresh mangoes. The shipment was bound for Hongkong with PAKISTAN BANK as consignee and Great Prospect Company of Kowloon, Hongkong (hereinafter GPC) as notify party. The bill of lading stated that one of the [...]

G.R. No. 95536, 23 March 1992, 207 SCRA 498 FACTS: Crispina Galdo Saludo, mother of the petitioners, died in Chicago, Illinois. Pomierski and Son Funeral Home of Chicago, made the necessary preparations and arrangements for the shipment of the remains from Chicago to the Philippines. Pomierski brought the remains to Continental Mortuary Air Services (CMAS) [...]

G.R. NO. L-48757, 30 May 1988, 161 SCRA 646 FACTS: On November 28, 1956, Gelacio Tumambing contracted the services of Mauro B. Ganzon to haul 305 tons of scrap iron from Mariveles, Bataan, to the port of Manila on board the lighter LCT "Batman. Pursuant to that agreement, Mauro B. Ganzon sent his lighter "Batman" [...]

G.R. No. L-28673, 23 October 1984, 132 SCRA 529 FACTS: Samar Mining imported 1 crate optima welded wire (amounting to around USD 424 or PhP 1,700) from Germany, which was shipped on a vessel owned by Nordeutscher Lloyd (M/S Schwabenstein). The shipment was unloaded in Manila into a barge for transshipment to Davao under Bill [...]

G.R. No. 113003, 17 October 1997, 281 SCRA 1 FACTS: On 26 April 1988, spouses Tito and Leny Tumboy and their minor children named Ardee and Jasmin, boarded at Mangagoy, Surigao del Sur, a Yobido Liner bus bound for Davao City. Along Picop Road in Km. 17, Sta. Maria, Agusan del Sur, the left front [...]

G.R. No. 102316, 30 June 1997, 274 SCRA 642 FACTS: Plaintiff shipped at Maconcon Port, Isabela 940 round logs on board M/V Seven Ambassador, a vessel owned by defendant Seven Brothers Shipping Corporation. Plaintiff insured the logs against loss and/or damage with defendant South Sea Surety and Insurance Co., Inc. for P2M and the latter [...]

G.R. No. 108897, 2 October 1997, 280 SCRA 58 FACTS: On August 31, 1984, Fatima boarded petitioner’s bus from Manila to Legazpi. Her belongings consisting of three (3) bags were kept at the baggage compartment of the bus, but during the stopover in Daet, it was discovered that only one remained. The others might have [...]

G.R. No. 94151, 30 April 1991, 196 SCRA 570 FACTS: The carrier in this case is Eastern Shipping Lines Inc while the shipper/consignee is Stresstek Post Tensioning Philippines Inc. The insurer is the First Nationwide Assurance Corporation while the Arrastre Operator is E. Razon Inc. Eastern Shipping Lines Inc shipped uncoated 7-wire stress relieved wire [...]