- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1736
- Topic
- Work and Labor
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE VIII LEASE
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 3 Work and Labor
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
The extraordinary responsibility of the common carrier lasts from the time the goods are unconditionally placed in the possession of, and received by the carrier for transportation until the same are delivered, actually or constructively, by the carrier to the consignee, or to the person who has a right to receive them, without prejudice to the provisions of article 1738.
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
A common carrier's heightened duty of care over goods begins the moment they are unconditionally handed over to and received by the carrier for shipment, and lasts until they are delivered—actually or constructively—to the consignee or another person entitled to receive them. This responsibility runs across the whole transport period, subject to the warehouse rule in Article 1738.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Nedlloyd Lijnen B.V. Rotterdam v. Glow Laks Enterprises G.R. No. 156330
- Delsan Transport Lines v. American Home Assurance Corporation G.R. No. 149019
- Valera v. Velasco G.R. No. 28050