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AND
WRIT
OF
LPU CORPORATION
Defendants,
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PRELIMINARYCONFERENCE
The(stipulated)factsasagreedbyplaintiffsanddefendants.
1)ThedefendantisaForeignCorporationEngagedinTradeandBusinessinthePhilippines.It
ismainlyengagedincarryingandtransportingpassengersfromPhilippineportstotheUSports
andviceversa.US M/VThomas isapassengervesselwithacapacityof3000passengersper
trip.
3)ThevesselranagroundtheTubbatahareefsinPalawanon5January2015.
4)USM/VThomascarrying(2,530)twothousandfivehundredthirtypassengers,includingthe
complainantherein,lefttheportofSubicbaytohernextportofcallinSingaporeandenrouteto
itsnextdestinationtherewasalreadyalowpressureareaarising.
5)WhileM/VThomasisonitswaytotheSubicPort,theShipCaptain,Capt.JohnScott(Capt.
Scottforbrevity)receivedawarningthatitwillbehardtopassthroughtheirusualroutedueto
theincomingtyphoon(typhoonSimon).
6)Capt.Scotttheninstantaneouslydecidedtochangetherouteforfearofthesafetyofthecrew
andpassengerswithoutsecuringpermitandapprovalofthePhilippineportauthority.
7)FromthenorthwestofSuluSea,theyreroutedtothesoutheastofPalawan.Whiletraversing
theinternalwatersofPalawan,M/VThomasranagroundtheTubbatahareefs.
8)Asaresultthereof,thecomplainant,includingtwentyfourotherssustainedseriousphysical
injuriesduetothestrongimpactofthevesseltothereefs.
9)Thecomplainantwasadvisedtotakearestfor120daysfortheinjuriesthatitsustained.The
strongimpactalsocauseddamagetothecoralreefswhere,atpresenttime,shipstillremains
afloat.TheTubbatahacoralreefsisaUNESCOheritagesite.
10)Thecomplainantisseekingforthefollowingreliefs,towit;
DamagesforthebreachofContractofCarriage.
IssuanceofWritofKalikasan.
Actualandlitigationexpenses
THEDISPUTEARISESFROMTHECLAIMOFTHEDEFENDANTSTHAT:
Thedefendantarguestheycannotbeheldliableforbreachofcontractofcarriage;andthatthis
courtisnotclothwithauthoritytoissueaTEPO/WritofKalikasan.
THEISSUESOFTHECASEARE:
1. WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS A BREACH OF CONTRACT OF
CARRIAGE THAT WOULD ENTITLE THE PLAINTIFF DAMAGES.
THEISSUESTHEREFOREARENOTFACTUALBUTQUESTIONSOFLAW,TOWIT:
DEADLINEFORSUBMISSIONOFBOTHPARTIESOFSIMULTANEOUSMEMORANDA
ANDANNEXESISONFEB.7.10AMINCLASS. BEREADYFORCLARIFICATORY
QUESTIONSFROMTHEJUDGESANDI.
(CORRECTEDCOPY:PLEASEREDOACCORDINGTOCORRECTIONS.)