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Pons Y Compania Vs. La Compania Maritima

PONS Y COMPANIA, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LA COMPANIA MARITIMA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-3676 | 1907-10-26

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:

On or about 19th day of February, 1906, the plaintiff turned over to the defendant certain goods, wares, and merchandise to be transported from the city of Manila to the pueblo of Tobaco. These goods were put on board the steamship Venus, which ship belonged to and was under the control of the defendant.

The said ship left Manila with the goods, wares, and merchandise on board on or about the said 19th day of February and arrived at the pueblo of Tobaco some days later. Upon the arrival of the ship at the pueblo of Tobaco, and in fact some days before, the captain in charge of the vessel discovered that a...