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TRANSPORTATION LAW
(1st Semester SY 2019-2020)
ATTY. HERBERT CALVIN P. ABUGAN
COURSE OUTLINE
/ I. Introduction
Public Utility
Public Service
Transportation
Common Carrier
Reference/s:
Civil Code, Code of Commerce, Special Laws i.e.Carriage of Goods by Sea
Act; Salvage Law; Public Service Act; Land Transportation and Traffic Code;
Tariff and Customs Code and Civil Aeronautics Act.
Case:
Pan American World Airways, Inc. vs. IAC, 153 SCRA 521
Concept
Essential Requisites
Sources
Law
Contracts
Quasi-Contracts
Delicts
(See Arts. 20, 29, 33, 35-36, 1157, 1161, 2177, 2206, Civil
Code)
(See Arts. 11-15, 100-111, Revised Penal Code)
Quasi-Delicts
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(See Arts. 21, 1157, 1162, 2176-2194, Civil Code)
D. Breach
(See Arts. 1163-1178, 1788, 1388, 1344, 1680, 2201, Civil Code)
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Delgado Brothers, Inc. v. Home Insurance Company, G.R. No. L-
16567 (March 27, 1961)
Mindanao Terminal and Brokerage, Inc. v. Phoenix Assurance
Company of New York, G.R. No. 162467 (May 8, 2009)
Asian Terminals, Inc. ii. First Lepanto-Taisho Insurance
Corporation, G.R. No. 185964 (June 16, 2014)
Unsworth Transport International (Phils), Inc. v. Court of Appeals,
G.R. No. 166250 (July 26, 2010)
Calvo v. UCPB General Insurance Co., Inc., G.R. No. 148496
(March 19, 2002)
Schmitz Transport 85 Brokerage Corporation v. Transport Venture,
Inc., G.R. No. 150255 (April 22, 2005)
Westwind Shipping Corporation v. UCPB General Insurance Co.
et. al., G.R. No. 200289 (November 25, 2013)
A.F. Sanchez Brokerage Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
147079 (December 21,
2004)
C. Contract of Carriage
Parties
Object/Aspects
Commencement/Termination
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Sweet Lines, Inc. v. Teves, G.R. No. L-37750 (May
19, 1968)
Manay, Jr. et. al. v. Cebu Air, Inc., G.R. No. 210621
(April 4, 2016)
San Diego v. Transit MD (CA) 61 0.0.3416
Del Prado v. Manila Electric Co., G.R. No. L-29462
(March 7, 1929) 0 Tamayo v. Pascua et. al., 8
C.A. Rep. (2s), 1067-68 (Unrep.)
Dangwa Transportation Co., Inc. et. al. v. Court of
Appeals, G.R. No. 95582 (October 7, 1991)
Light Rail Transit Authority et. al. v. Navidad, G.R.
No. 145804 (February 6, 2003)
La Mallorca v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-20761
(July 27, 1966)
Aboitiz Shipping Corporation v. Court of Appeals,
G.R. No. 84458 (November 6, 1989)
Cangco v. Manila Railroad Co., ibid.
d. Obligations
i. In General
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Philippine Airlines, Inc. v. Intermediate
Appellate Court, G.R. No. 70481 (December
11, 1992)
Sarkies Tours Philippines, Inc. v. Court of
Appeals, G.R. No.
108897 (October 2, 1997)
As to Third Persons
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Yobido v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 113003
(October 17, 1997)
Pestatio v. Spouses Sumayang, G.R. No.
139875
(December 4, 2000)
Philippine National Railways v. Court of
Appeals, G.R. No.
157658 (October 15, 2007)
f. Defenses
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Singapore Airlines Limited v. Fernandez, G.R.
No. 142305
(December 10, 2003)
Spouses Cruz v. Sun Holidays, Inc., ibid.
Bachelor Express, Inc. et. al. v. Court of
Appeals, ibid. 0 Yobiclo v. Court of
Appeals, ibid.
ii. Incomplete Defenses
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Duavit v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 82318
(May 18, 1989)
Montoya et. at v. Ignacio, G.R. No. L-5868
(December 29, 1953)
First Malayan Leasing and Finance
Corporation v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
91378 (June 9, 1992)
Filcar Transport Services v. Espinas, G.R. No.
174156 (June 20, 2012)
Zamboanga Transportation Company, Inc. v.
Court of Appeals, ibid.
Tamayo v. Aquino et. al., ibid.
g. Recoverable Damages
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RA No. 8792
Parties
Object/Aspects
Commencement/Termination
d. Formal Requirements
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Code of Commerce
CA No. 65
RA No. 8792
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MOF Company, Inc. v. Shin Yang Brokerage
Corporation, G.R. No. 172822 (December 18,
2009)
iv. Types
V. Stipulations
f. Available Defenses
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RA No. 4136, as amended
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Shewaram v. Philippine Air Lines, G.R. No. L-20099
(July 7, 1966) 0 Ong Yiu u. Court of Appeals,
G.R. No. L-40597 (June 29, 1979) 0 Everett
Steamship Corporation v. Court of Appeals, ibid.
g. Recoverable Damages
2. Vessels
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Standard Oil Company of New York v. Castelr G.R. No. L-
13695 (October 18, 1921)
Yu Con v. Ipil et. al., G.R. No. L-10195 (December 29,
1916)
Manila Steamship Co., Inc. v. Abdulhaman et at, G.R. No.
L-9534 (September 29, 1956)
Yangco v. Laserna et al., G.R. No. 47447-47 49 (October
29, 1941)
Abiteg et. al. v. San Diego, G.R. No. L-773 (D cember 17,
1946)
Aboitiz Shipping Corporation v. General Ac t Fire and
Life Assurance
Corporation, Ltd., G.R. No. 100446 (January 21, P93)
Aboitiz Shipping Corporation v. Court of Appeals, O.R. No.
121833 (October 17, 2008)
The Government of the Philippine Islands v. Insular
Maritime Co., G.R.
No. L-21495 (March 18, 1924)
c. Supercargoes
4. Accidents
a. Averages
c. Collisions
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Code of Commerce, Arts. 826-839
Shipwrecks
5. Salvage
Abandonment
Charter Parties
Loans on Bottomry and Respondentia
Bill of Lading
Carriage of Passenger
Carriage of Goods by Sea
8. Claims
Valuation of Cargo
Stipulations limiting Liability
Time to File Action
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E. Incidents peculiar to Air Transportation
1. Warsaw Convention
a. Nature and Coverage
b. Categories of International Transportation
c. Salient Features
I. Valuation of Cargo
Stipulations limiting Liability
Time to File Action
d. Jurisdiction of Local Courts
2. Rights of Passengers
Treatment of Airline Passengers
Treatment of Baggage of Airline Passengers
Warsaw Convention
Montreal Convention
Chicago Convention
DOTC-DTI Joint Administrative Order No. 1 (s. 2012)
Santos III v. Northwest Orient Airlines, G.R. No. 101538 (June
23, 1992)
Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Cuenca, OR. No. L-22425 (August 31,
1965)
Alitalia v. Intermediate Appellate Court, OR. No. 71929
(December 4, 1990)
Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. Intermediate Appellate
Court, G.R. No. 70462 (August 11, 1988)
Trans World Airlines it Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 78656 (August
30, 1988)
Luna et. al. v. Court of Appeals, OR. No. 100374-75 (November
27, 1992)
United Airlines it Uy, G.R. No. 127768 (November 19, 1999)
Philippine Airlines, Inc. it Savillo, OR. No. 149547 (July 4, 2008)
0 Lhuillier it British Airways, G.R. No. 171092 (March 15,
2010)
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