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Manila Steamship Co. Vs. Insa Abdulhaman (Moro) 100 Phil 32

MANILA STEAMSHIP CO., INC., petitioner, vs. INSA ABDULHAMAN (MORO) and LIM HONG TO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-9534 | 1956-09-29

D E C I S I O N


REYES, J. B. L., J.:

This case was begun in the Court of First Instance of Zamboanga (Civil Case No. 170) by Insa Abdulhaman against the Manila Steamship Co., owner of the M/S "Bowline Knot", and Lim Hong To, owner of the M/L "Consuelo V", to recover damages for the death of his (plaintiff's) five children and loss of personal properties on board the M/L "Consuelo V" as a result of a maritime collision between said vessel and the M/S "Bowline Knot" on May 4, 1948, a few kilometers distant from San Ramon Beach, Zamboanga City.

On appeal, the Court of Appeals found the following facts to have been established:

"From 7:00...