Transportation Law Assignment For October 24, 2020

1. CONCEPT OF TRANSPORTATION / COMMON CARRIER:

a. Governing Laws:

i. Overview of Transportation Law -Republic Act 386 (Hereinafter “NCC”):

Article 1732, 1766.

ii. Contract of transportation or Contract of carriage defined

1. Parties

Shipper/Carrier/Consignee (NCC Article 1735)

Passenger/Carrier (NCC Article 1755)

2. Perfection

1. Light Rail Transit Authority vs. Marjorie Natividad

G.R. 145804, February6, 2003

b. Concept / Elements of Common Carrier

i. Carrier defined– New Civil Code. Article 1732

ii. Test to determine

2. Fabre v. Court of Appeals, 259 SCRA 426, G.R. No. 111127, July
26, 1996.
3. Calvo v. UCPB Insurance, 379 SCRA 510,G.R. No. 148496, March
19, 2002.
4. Guzman v. Court of Appeals, 168 SCRA 612, G.R. No. L-47822,
December 22, 1988.
5. Bascos v. Court of Appeals, 221 SCRA 318, G.R. No. G.R. No. 101089,
April 7, 1993.
6. FGU Insurance v. Sarmiento, 386 SCRA 312, G.R. No. 141910,
August 6, 2002.
7. Planters Products v. Court of Appeals, 226 SCRA 476, G.R. No.
101503, 15 September 1993.
8. First Philippine Industrial v. Court of Appeals, 300 SCRA 661,
G.R. No. 125948 December 29, 1998.
9. Schmitz v. Transportation Venture, 456 SCRA 557, G.R. No.
150255, April 22, 2005.
10. Sanchez Brokerage v. Court of Appeals, 447 SCRA 427, G.R.
147079, December 21, 2004.
11. Crisostomo v. Court of Appeals, 409 SCRA 528, G.R. No. 138334,
August 25, 2003.

iii. Classifications of carriers

1. Private or special carrier
 12. Spouses Pereña v. Spouses Zarate, G.R. No. 157917. Aug. 29, 2012
13. National Steel Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 112287. Dec. 12, 1997; 347
Phil. 345

2. Common or public carriers

a. 1732, Civil Code
b. Common carrier may have no regular schedule or clients, fixed
routes, terminals or tickets
14. Asia Lighterage and Shipping, Inc., v. CA, G.R. No. 147246. Aug.
19, 2003

c. Common carrier distinguished from private carrier -

15. F. G. U. Insurance vs. G. P.Sarmiento Trucking Corporation, 386
SCRA 312, August 6, 2002 (same #6)

d. Common Carriers and Contract of Carriage

i. Contract of carriage imbued with public interest
1. 1755, Civil Code).
16. Air France v. Carrascoso, G.R. No. No. L-21438. Sept. 28, 1966;
18 SCRA 155
17. Singson v. CA, G.R. No. 119995. Nov. 18, 1997

e. Liability of Common Carrier

18. BA Finance v. Court of Appeals, 215 SCRA 715, G.R. No. 98275,
13 November 1992.
19. Benedicto v. Intermediate Appellate Court, 187 SCRA 547, G.R.
No. 70876, 19 July 1990.
20. Equitable v. Suyom, 388 SCRA 445, G.R. No. 143360, July 5, 2002.
21. Aboitiz Shipping Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 84458. Nov. 6, 1989
When liability of common carrier starts in transport of passengers

NOTE: Digest all the given (numbered) cases and write them on word document, email
to djcmsulaw@gmail.com and submit them not later than OCTOBER 23, 2020 for
checking and affixing your name and class at the top of the document. Document file
format: Date deadline, Family name, given name.
Late/incomplete submissions will not be accepted.
Read the details of the assigned topics from the prescribed textbook and other
supplementary reading materials. Be ready for a graded recitation GROUP A. (Expert
Panel)