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Luzon Stevedoring Corp. vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

LUZON STEVEDORING CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, HIJOS DE F. ESCANO, INC., and DOMESTIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-58897 | 1987-12-03

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

On May 30, 1968 at past 6:00 in the morning a maritime collision occurred within the vicinity of the entrance to the North Harbor, Manila between the tanker LSCO "Cavite" owned by Luzon Stevedoring Corporation and MV "Fernando Escano" a passenger ship owned by Hijos de F. Escano, Inc. as a result of which said passenger ship sunk. An action in admiralty was filed by Hijos de F. Escano, Inc. and Domestic Insurance Company of the Philippines against the Luzon Stevedoring Company (LSC) in the Court of First Instance of Cebu. In the course of the trial, the trial court appointed two commissioners representing...