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Pedro De Guzman vs. Court of Appeals

PEDRO DE GUZMAN, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and ERNESTO CENDA?A, respondents.

G.R. No. L-47822 | 1988-12-22

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

Respondent Ernesto Cendaña, a junk dealer, was engaged in buying up used bottles and scrap metal in Pangasinan. Upon gathering sufficient quantities of such scrap material, respondent would bring such material to Manila for resale. He utilized two (2) six-wheeler trucks which he owned for hauling the material to Manila. On the return trip to Pangasinan, respondent would load his vehicles with cargo which various merchants wanted delivered to differing establishments in Pangasinan. For that service, respondent charged freight rates which were commonly lower than regular commercial rates.

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