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Dangwa Transportation Inc. V. CA, 1991

FACTS:

On May 13, 1985, T!o"or! M. #ar"i$a%a& was "ri'ing a pass!ng!r %(s %!&onging toDangwa Transportation Co. Inc. )Dangwa*. T! %(s was at +(&& stop %!tw!!n

(n-o(s!s 53 an" 5 w!n /!"ro a&igt!". /!"ro C("ia0at +!&& +ro0 t! p&at+or0

o+ t! %(s w!n it s(""!n&y acc!&!rat!" +orwar". /!"ro was ran o'!r %y t! r!ar

rigt tir!s o+ t! '!ic&!. T!o"or! +irst %ro(gt is ot!r pass!ng!rs an" cargo to

t!ir r!sp!cti'! "!stinations %!+or! %ringing /!"ro to #!panto ospita& w!r! !

!2pir!".

/ri'at! r!spon"!nts +i&!" a co0p&aint +or "a0ag!s against Dangwa +or t! "!at o+

/!"ro C("ia0at. Dangwa ass!rt!" tat it o%s!r'!" an" contin(!" to o%s!r'! t!

!2traor"inary "i&ig!nc! r!(ir!" in t! op!ration o+ t! co0pany an" t!

s(p!r'ision o+ t! !0p&oy!!s !'!n as t!y ar! not a%so&(t! ins(r!rs o+ t! p(%&ic at

&arg!

4TC: in +a'o(r o+ Dangwa o&"ing /!"ro as n!g&ig!nt an" is n!g&ig!nc! was t!

ca(s! o+ is "!at %(t sti&& or"!r!" to pay in !(ity / 1, to t! !irs o+ /!"ro

CA: r!'!rs!" an" or"!r!" to pay /!"ro in"!0nity, 0ora& "a0ag!s, act(a& an"

co0p!nsatory "a0ag!s an" cost o+ t! s(it

ISS67: Dangwa so(&" %! !&" &ia%&! +or t! n!g&ig!nc! o+ its "ri'!r T!o"or!

7#D: ;7S. CA a++ir0!".

A p(%&ic (ti&ity onc! it stops, is in !++!ct 0a-ing a contin(o(s o++!r to %(s ri"!rs

)7V7 w!n 0o'ing as &ong as it is sti&& s&ow in 0otion*. It is t! "(ty o+ t! "ri'!r

not to 0a-! acts tat wo(&" a'! t! !++!ct o+ incr!asing p!ri& to a pass!ng!r wi&!

! is att!0pting to %oar" t! sa0!.

/r!0at(r! acc!&!ration o+ t! %(s in tis cas! is tanta0o(nt to %r!ac o+ "(ty.

St!pping an" stan"ing on t! p&at+or0 o+ t! %(s is a&r!a"y consi"!r!" a pass!ng!ran" is !ntit&!" a&& t! rigts an" prot!ction to s(c a contract(a& r!&ation.

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D(ty !2t!n"s to %oar"ing an" a&igting. 6n"!r t! g!n!ra& r(&!, %y contract o+

carriag!, t! carri!r ass(0!s t! !2pr!ss o%&igation to transport t! pass!ng!r to

is "!stination sa+!&y an" o%s!r'! !2traor"inary "i&ig!nc! wit a "(! r!gar" +or a&&

t! circ(0stanc!s, an" any in