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Lung Chea Kung Kee & Co. Vs. Vicente Aldanese 045 Phil 784

LUNG CHEA KUNG KEE & CO., plaintiff-appellant, vs. VICENTE ALDANESE, Acting Collector of Customs, and CHUA SOCO, defendants. VICENTE ALDANESE, appellee.

G.R. No. 21362 | 1924-03-06

D E C I S I O N


JOHNS, J .:

The question presented involves the construction of sections 1316 and 1408 of the Administrative Code, which are as follows:

"SEC. 1316. Delivery of merchandise without production of bill of lading. - When a collector of customs delivers merchandise without the surrender of the proper bill of lading, he may protect himself from any liability to the rightful holder to the bill by requiring the person to whom delivery is made to execute a sufficient bond in an amount greater than the invoice, or manifest, or in the absence of both, greater than the appraised value of the merchandise. Such bond shall run to the...