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REFERENCES:
Aquino, Timoteo B. & Hernando, Ramon Paul L., Notes and Cases on the Law of Transportation and Public
Utilities
COURSE OUTLINE1
I. General Discussion
Additional Readings:
Epstein, Richard A., The History of Public Utility Rate Regulation in the United States Supreme
Court: Of Reasonable and Nondiscriminatory Rates, 38(3) Journal of Supreme Court History 345-368
(2013)
Pond, O., A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, INCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLE
TRANSPORTATION §271 (1925; The Bobbs-Merrill Co.)
Commonwealth Act No. 146 or the Public Service Act, as amended, Sec 13(b)
Republic of the Philippines v. Meralco, 391 SCRA 700 (G.R. No. 141314, November 15, 2002)
Additional Readings:
Epstein, Richard A., The History of Public Utility Rate Regulation in the United States Supreme
Court: Of Reasonable and Nondiscriminatory Rates, 38(3) Journal of Supreme Court History 345-368
(2013)
Viscuzi, et al, Economics of Regulation and Antitrust, pp. 429-461 (4th ed.)
Brealey, et al,, Principles of Corporate Finance, pp. 156-159, 192-194 (2nd ed.)
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Authored by Prof. Nicholas Felix L. Ty and used with permission. With amendments.
JG Summit Holdings, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 124293, September 24, 2003
See Public Service Act, Sec. 14
See Presidential Decree No. 666, Sec. 1(d)
See Republic Act No. 9136, Sec. 6 and 29
See Department of Transportation, DO 2018-013, Preamble and Section 3
a. See Article XII, Secs. 6, 11, 17, 18, 19, 1987 Constitution
b. Ownership
Additional readings:
c. Exclusivity
d. Subject to Amendment
e. Fixed-Term
Francisco v. Toll Regulatory Board, G.R. No. 166910, October 19, 2010
f. Take-over Power
a. Authority to Operate
i. General Qualifications
2
Corrected from old outline.
Vda. de Lat v. PSC, G.R. No. L-34978, Feb. 26, 1988
KMU Labor Center v. Garcia, supra
PAL v. CAB, 270 SCRA 538 (GR 119528) (see also Republic Acts No. 9183 and 9517 in
relation to case)
b. Rate-Fixing
Philippine Communications Satellite Corporation v. Alcuaz, G.R. 84818, December 18, 1989
Republic of the Philippines v. Meralco, supra
i. Undue Delegation
c. Area of Operation
Republic v. International Communications Corporation, G.R. No. 141667, July 17, 2006
I. General Discussion
a. Definition
c. Nature of a Franchise
d. Scope of a Franchise
e. Prior-operator rule
f. Kabit System
g. Private nature; rights and obligations of parties inter se arising from transactions relating to
transportation
PCI Leasing v UCPB General Insurance, 557 SCRA 141 (GR 162267)
i. Air
1. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 9497 (2008), Sec. 4,
21, 24, 25, 35
Additional readings:
2. Civil Aeronautics Board, RA 776, as amended, Secs. 5, 10 (A), (C); Secs. 11,12
ii. Land
iii. Water
Additional readings:
a. In General
Art. 1733
3
Unless otherwise indicated, reference is to the Civil Code
4
Corrected from old outline.
LRTA v. Navidad, 397 SCRA 75 (GR 145804 ; 2/6/03)
National Development Co. v. Court of Appeals, 164 SCRA 593 (GR L-49407 ; 8/19/88)
Additional readings:
1. Natural Disaster
1. As to diligence required
2. As to amount of liability
3. As to delay in delivery
Maersk Line vs. Court of Appeals, 222 SCRA 108 (GR 94761 ; 5/17/93)
Art. 1753
Arts. 1763
i. In general
iii. Moral
iv. Exemplary
b. Nature of Contract
Art. 349
d. Contract of Carriage
i. Bill of Lading
Art. 352
Magellan Manufacturing Marketing Corporation v. Court of Appeals, et al., 201
SCRA 102 (GR 95529)
Saludo v. Court of Appeals, 207 SCRA 498
2. Form, Contents
3. Function
5
Unless otherwise indicated, reference is to Code of Commerce
Art. 353
Magellan Manufacturing Marketing Corporation v. Court of Appeals, supra.
Saludo v. Court of Appeals, supra.
Nedlloyd Lijnen B.V. Rotterdam et al. vs. Glow Laks Enterprises, Ltd., G.R. No.
156330, November 19, 2014
Art. 356
Cf. Public Service Act, Section 19
Art. 357
Art. 354, 51
i. When it commences
Art. 355
ii. Route
Art. 359
iv. Delivery
1. Condition of Goods
Art. 368
3. When to be made
i. Right to damages
Art. 371(3)
Art. 360
Art. 353(2)
Designer Baskets, Inc. vs. Air Sea Transport, Inc., et al., G.R. No. 184513, March 9, 2016
Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Sec. 19(3), Sec. 33(1), as amended by R.A. 7691
b. Vessels
i. Meaning
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Corrected from old outline.
Arts. 586 to 608; 618
Art. 587
Cf. RA 10607, Section 140-157
Art. 609
RA 9295, Sec. 9
RA 10635, Secs. 3 and 4
1978 STCW Convention (with 2010 Manila Amendments), Annex, Chapter II
Additional readings:
Art. 634
Art. 635
4. Rights
iv. Supercargoes
Arts. 649-651
i. Averages
2. Simple or Particular
a. Defined
Art. 809
b. Effects
Art. 810
3. Gross or General
a. Defined
b. Essential Requisites
c. Effects
Art. 812
d. Jettison
1. Causes
2. Formalities
3. Expenses
4. Responsibility of Captain
iii. Collisions
a. Fortuitous
b. Culpable
c. Inscrutable Fault
Art. 828
A. Urrutia & Co. v. Baco River Plantation Co., G.R. No. 7675, March 25, 1913
Government v. Philippine Steamship Co., Inc. G.R. No. 18957, January 16, 1923
Smith Bell and Company v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 56294, May 20, 1991
iv. Shipwrecks
Erlanger & Galinger v. Swedish East Asiatic Co. Ltd, 34 Phil 178 (GR 10051)
Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company v Uchida Kisen Kaisha, G.R. No. L-15871,
November 7, 1921 (also for admiralty or maritime commerce)
Barrios v. Go Thong, 7 SCRA 535
i. Charter Parties
1. Definition
2. Kinds
3. Character of Loan
Art. 719
f. Bill of Lading
i. Contents
Magellan Manufacturing Marketing Corporation v. Court of Appeals, et al., 201 SCRA 102
(GR 95529)
i. Nature of Contracts
Art. 695
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Commonwealth Act No. 65; Public Act. No. 521, 74th US Congress
a. International Air Transportation8
i. Constitutionality
Art. 1(1)
Art. 22
Art 3, 4, 25
b. Passenger Rights
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Unless otherwise indicated, reference is to the Warsaw Convention, 51 O.G. 5084; Presidential Proclamation No. 201, 51, O.G.
4933 [Oct. 1995]