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Philippine Shipowner's Association, Et Al. Vs. Mariano Cui 048 Phil 377

THE PHILIPPINE SHIPOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, LA COMPA?IA MARITIMA and FERNANDEZ HERMANOS, petitioners, vs. Honorable MARIANO CUI, Public Utility Commissioner, respondent.

G.R. No. 24672 | 1925-12-02

D E C I S I O N


JOHNS, J .:

By comparison, it will be found that the grounds stated in the original petition of the National Coal Company, which was filed on February 27, 1923, are almost identical with those stated in its petition filed on April 20, 1925. In both petitions, the National Coal Company is the moving party, and the steamship Pompey is the bone of contention.

There is no claim or pretense that there has been a change in the ownership of the vessel, or any change in the vessel itself. On the first petition, there was an exhaustive hearing in which in legal effect the same showing was made by the shippers that is now made by...