Text of the provision
Art. 1753. The law of the country to which the goods are to be transported shall govern the liability of the common carrier for their loss, destruction or deterioration.
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
The law of the country of destination governs the carrier's liability for loss of the goods.
Related provisions
- Article 1752 — Presumption Survives a Limitation.
- Article 1754 — Passenger's Baggage.
Cases citing this article
- Transimex Co. vs. Mafre Asian Insurance Corp, G.R. No. 190271, September 14, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Philippines First Insurance Co., Inc. vs. Wallem Phils. Shipping, Inc., et al, G.R. No. 165647, March 26, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Purita S. Mapa, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 122308, July 8, 1997 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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