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Summa Insurance Corp. vs CA, et al.

SUMMA INSURANCE CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and METRO PORT SERVICE, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 84680 | 1996-02-05

PANGANIBAN, J.:


Is an arrastre operator legally liable for the loss of a shipment in its custody? If so, what is the extent of its liability? These are the two questions that this Court faced in this petition for review on certiorari of the Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals 2 in CA-G.R. No. CV 04964 promulgated on April 27, 1988, which affirmed with modification the decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila in Civil Case No. 82-13988, ordering petitioner to pay private respondent a sum of money, with legal interest, attorney's fees and the costs of the suit.

The Facts

On November 22, 1981, the S/S "Galleon Sapphire", a vessel...