Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Parties
1. Common carrier 1. Common carrier
2. Shipper 2. Passenger
3. Consignee
Cause of liability
Delay in delivery, loss, Death or injury to the passengers
destruction, or deterioration of
the goods
From the time the goods are The duty of a common carrier to
unconditionally placed in the provide safety to its passengers
possession of, and received by so obligates it not only during the
the carrier for transportation until course of the trip, but for so long
the same are delivered actually or as the passengers are within its
constructively by the carrier to premises and where they ought
the consignee or to the person to be in pursuance to the
who has the right to receive contract of carriage. (LRTA v.
them. (Art. 1736) Navidad, [2003])
It remains in full force and All persons who remain on the
effect even when they are premises within a reasonable
temporarily unloaded or stored in time after leaving the
transit unless the shipper or conveyance are to be deemed
owner has made use of the right passengers, and what is a
of stoppage in transitu. (Art. reasonable time or a reasonable
1737) delay within this rule is to be
It continues to be operative determined from all the
even during the time the goods circumstances, and includes a
are stored in a warehouse of the reasonable time to see after his
carrier at the place of destination baggage and prepare for his
until the consignee has bee departure. (La Mallorca v. CA, 17
advised of the arrival of the SCRA 739 ; Abiotiz Shipping
goods and has had reasonable Corporation v. CA, 179 SCRA 95)
opportunity thereafter to remove It is the duty of common
them or otherwise dispose of carriers of passengers to stop
them. (Art. 1738) their conveyances a reasonable
Delivery of goods to the length of time in order to afford
custom authorities is not delivery passengers an opportunity to
to the consignee. (Lu Do v. enter, and they are liable for
Binamira, 101 Phil 120) injuries suffered from the sudden
starting up or jerking of their
conveyances while doing so. The
duty which the carrier of
passengers owes to its patrons
extends to persons boarding the
cars as well as to those alighting
therefrom (Dangwa Trans Co.,
Inc. vs. CA 202 SCRA 574).