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Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

TRANS-ASIA SHIPPING LINES, INC., petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and ATTY. RENATO T. ARROYO, respondents.

G.R. No. 118126 | 1996-03-04

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DAVIDE, JR., J.:

As formulated by the petitioner, the issue in this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court is as follows:

In case of interruption of a vessel's voyage and the consequent delay in that vessel's arrival at its port of destination, is the right of a passenger affected thereby to be determined and governed by the vague Civil Code provision on common carriers, or shall it be, in the absence of a specific provision thereon governed by Art. 698 of the Code of Commerce? 1

The petitioner considers it a "novel question of...