Caltex (Philippines) Vs. Delgado Brothers 096 Phil 368

CALTEX (PHILIPPINES), INC., THE SHELL COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS LIMITED, and STANDARD VACUUM OIL COMPANY, plaintiffs-appellees, vs. DELGADO BROTHERS, INC., and ALFREDO JACINTO, in his capacity as Commissioner of Customs of the Port of Manila, defendant-appellants.

G.R. No. L-5439 | 1954-12-29

D E C I S I O N

PARAS, C.J.:

This is an appeal by the defendants, Delgado Brothers, Inc. and Alfredo V. Jacinto, the latter in his capacity as Commissioner of Customs at the port of Manila, from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila, the dispositive part of which reads as follows: "Premised upon the above considerations, the Court hereby declares that the defendant Delgado Brothers, Inc., is not entitled to collect `checking charges' from the plaintiffs on the cargoes of bulk petroleum products involved in this case; and the defendant Alfredo V. Jacinto, in his capacity as Commissioner of Customs, is hereby ordered to...