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Ruperto Santos Vs. Public Service Commission 050 Phil 720

RUPERTO SANTOS, petitioner, vs. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, respondent.

G.R. No. 26771 | 1927-09-23

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J.:

In this petition for review, the petitioner challenges the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission over the business known as "El Tren de Aguadas" which supplies water to ships in the Pasig River and Manila Bay. A decision on this issue depends in turn on whether or not "El Tren de Aguadas" is a "public utility" or "public service" within the meaning of those terms as defined in the Public Utility and Public Service Laws.

The record discloses that "El Tren de Aguadas" was organized in the City of Manila in 1894 as "una sociedad de cuentas en participacion." Apparently it only came under the...