G.R. No. L-8686, 30 July 1915, 31 Phil 189 FACTS: Quinajon and Quitorano have been engaged in the transportation of passengers and merchandise in the port of Currimao by means of virayes. They charged and collected from some shippers and merchants, a certain price for each package of merchandise, loaded or unloaded, according to a [...]

G.R. No. L-8095, 31 March 1915, 31 Phil 1 FACTS: Plaintiff is a stockholder in the Yangco Steamship Company, the owner of a large number of steam vessels, duly licensed to engage in the coastwise trade of the Philippine Islands; that on or about June 10, 1912, the directors of the company adopted a resolution [...]

G.R. No. 101503, 15 September 1993, 226 SCRA 476 FACTS: Planters Products, Inc. (PPI), purchased from Mitsubishi International Corporation (MITSUBISHI) of New York, U.S.A., 9,329.7069 metric tons (M/T) of Urea 46% fertilizer which the latter shipped in bulk on 16 June 1974 aboard the cargo vessel M/V "Sun Plum" owned by private respondent Kyosei Kisen [...]

G.R. No. L-47822, 22 December 1988, 186 SCRA 612 FACTS: Petitioner Pedro de Guzman a merchant and authorized dealer of General Milk Company (Philippines), Inc. in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, contracted with respondent for the hauling of 750 cartons of Liberty filled milk from a warehouse of General Milk in Makati, Rizal, to petitioner's establishment in Urdaneta [...]

G.R. No. 158085, 14 October 2005, 473 SCRA 129 FACTS: Respondent is a mutual life insurance company organized and existing under the laws of Canada. It is registered and authorized by the SEC and the Insurance Commission to engage in business in the Philippines as mutual life insurance company. Sun Life filed with the CIR [...]

G.R. No. 154514, 28 July 2005, 464 SCRA 448 FACTS: White Gold, petitioner, procured a protection and indemnity for its vessel from the Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association through Pioneer Insurance and Security Corporation. Subsequently, White Gold was issued a Certificate of Entry and Acceptance. When petitioner failed to fully pay its account, Steamship Mutual refused [...]

G.R. No. L-39419, 12 April 1982, 113 SCRA 459 FACTS: Petitioner Aisporna was charged in the City Court of Cabanatuan for violation of Section 189 of the Insurance Act on November 21, 1970. A Policy was issued by Perla thru its author representative, Rodolfo S. Aisporna, for a period of twelve (12) months with beneficiary [...]

G.R. No. 78860, 28 May 1990, 185 SCRA 741 FACTS: Private respondent, Milagros Cayas, is a registered owner of a Mazda bus, a public vehicle, which was insured by the petitioner. On December 17, 1978, the bus figured in an accident in Naic, Cavite injuring several of its passengers. One of the passengers injured, Edgardo [...]

G.R. No. L-34200, 30 September 1982, 117 SCRA 187 FACTS: In April 1969, Carmen Lapuz filled out an application form for insurance under Manila Banker Life Assurance Corporation. She stated that her date of birth was July 11, 1904. Upon payment of the Php 20.00 premium, she was issued the insurance policy in April 1969. [...]

G.R. No. 115278, 23 May 1995, 244 SCRA 308 FACTS: Producers Bank was insured by Fortune Insurance. Producers Bank filed against Fortune Insurance a complaint for recovery of the sum of P725,000.00 under the policy issued by Fortune. The sum was allegedly lost during arobbery of Producer’s armored vehicle while it was in transit to [...]