- Petitioner
- Yu Con
- Respondent
- Glicerio Ipil
- Citation
- G.R. No. 10195
- Court
- Supreme Court En Banc
- Division
- En Banc
- Ponente
- Araullo, J.
- Decided
- December 29, 1916
Summary
Yu Con sued vessel owner Narciso Lauron, master Glicerio Ipil, and supercargo Justo Solamo for P450 that disappeared from banca Maria during a transportation contract from Cebu to Catmon in October 1911. The money was delivered to the master and supercargo, placed in their trunk in the vessel's stateroom, and disappeared overnight while anchored in Cebu port. The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's judgment holding all defendants jointly and severally liable, finding that the master and supercargo failed to exercise proper diligence as carriers and depositaries under the Civil Code, and that the vessel owner was civilly liable under the Code of Commerce for the negligent acts of his appointed master and supercargo in the commercial maritime transportation contract.