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Northwest Airlines, Inc Vs. Steven P. Chiong

NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Petitioner, versus STEVEN P. CHIONG, Respondent.

G.R. No. 155550 | 2008-01-31

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking the reversal of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] in CA-G.R. CV No. 50308[2] which affirmed in toto the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Decision[3] holding petitioner Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest) liable for breach of contract of carriage.

On March 14, 1989, Philimare Shipping and Seagull Maritime Corporation (Philimare), as the authorized Philippine agent of TransOcean Lines (TransOcean), hired respondent Steven Chiong as Third Engineer of TransOcean's vessel M/V Elbia at the San Diego, California Port. Under the...