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International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) vs. Prudential Guarantee & Assurance Co, Inc.

INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES, INC., petitioner vs. PRUDENTIAL GUARANTEE & ASSURANCE CO., INC., respondent.

G.R. No. 134514 | 1999-12-08

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

When cargo is placed on a vessel at the "shipper's load and count," the arrastre operator is required only to deliver to the consignee the container van received from the shipper, not to verify or to compare the contents thereof with those declared by the shipper. A claim for reimbursement for the loss, damage or misdelivery of goods must be filed within 15 days from the date the consignee learns of such problem(s).

The Case

For the resolution of the Court is a Petition for Review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the March 10, 1998 Decision and the June 23, 1998 Resolution both...