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China Airlines vs Daniel Chiok

CHINA AIRLINES, petitioner, vs. DANIEL CHIOK, respondent.

G.R. No. 152122 | 2003-07-30

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

A common carrier has a peculiar relationship with and an exacting responsibility to its passengers. For reasons of public interest and policy, the ticket-issuing airline acts as principal in a contract of carriage and is thus liable for the acts and the omissions of any errant carrier to which it may have endorsed any sector of the entire, continuous trip.

The Case

Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to reverse the August 7, 2001 Decision[2] and the February 7, 2002 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR CV No. 45832. The...