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Magellan Mfg. Marketing Corp. vs. CAG.R. No. 95529; August 22, 1991BI !" A#ING"AC$%&C'o(uCo., t) pur*'ase)fro+ MMMC1,-,...ana'a/fans for02,,22.. MMMC*ontra*te)/it' ".1. 2uellig, as'ippingagent of3!!C4 spe*if5ing t'at 'e nee)e) an on67oar) 7ill of la)ing an) t'attrans'ip+ent isnot allo/e)un)er t'eletter of *re)it. MMMCpai)2uelligt'efreig't *'argesan)se*ure)a*op5of t'e7ill of la)ing/'i*'/as presente)toAllie)Bank. $'e7ankt'en*re)ite)t'ea+ount of 8%02,,22. *overe) 75 t'e letter of *re)it to MMMC. 9'enMMMC:s ;resi)ent /ent 7a*k to t'e 7ank later, 'e /as infor+e) t'att'epa5+ent /asrefuse)75t'e7u5er for la*kof on7oar)7ill ofla)ing an) t'ere /as a trans'ip+ent of goo)s. $'e ana'a/ fans /eres'ippe) 7a*k to Manila t'roug' !!C. MMMC a7an)one) t'e /'ole*argo an) aske) !!C for )a+ages.I%%81& 9'et'er t'e 7ill of la)ing /'i*' refle*te) t'e trans'ip+ent against t'eletter of *re)it is *onsente) 75 MMMC R8ING&In su+, petitioner 'a) full kno/le)ge t'at t'e 7ill issue) to it *ontaine)ter+s an) *on)itions *learl5 violative of t'e repir5)ate of t'e letter of *re)it, petitioner took t'e risk of a**epting t'e 7illof la)ing even if it )i) not *onfor+ /it' t'e in)i*ate) spe*ifi*ations,possi7l5 entertaining a gli++er of 'ope an) i+7ue) /it' a tou*' of)aring t'at su*' violations +a5 7e overlooke), if not )isregar)e), solong as t'e *argo is )elivere) on ti+e. 8nfortunatel5, t'e risk )i) notpull t'roug' as 'ope) for. An5 violation of t'e ter+s an) *on)itions oft'eletter of *re)it as/oul))efeat itsrig't to*olle*t t'epro*ee)st'ereof /as, t'erefore, entirel5 of t'e petitioner:s +aking for /'i*' it+ust 7ear t'e *onseer*ise))ue)iligen*e to forestall or lessen t'e loss as provi)e) in Arti*le 1CB2 oft'e Civil Co)e. An) on A$IHs R$C ruling, it /as assaile) as /ell on t'e7asis t'at t'e steve)ore of t'e MFG $ern 'as /itnesse) t'at )uring t'e)is*'arge+ent of t'e*argo, t'ere'as7eenspillage)one75t'esteve)ores of A$I /'i*' is an evi)en*e t'at A$I 'as 7een negligi7le in'an)ling t'e goo)s.Issue&9'et'er or not t'e appellate *ourt erre) in affir+ing t'e)e*ision of t'e trial *ourt 'ol)ing petitioner A$I soli)aril5 lia7le /it' its*o6)efen)ants for t'e s'ortage in*urre) in t'e s'ip+ent of t'e goo)sto respon)ent.Ruling&Kes. $'e petition for revie/ on *ertiorari/as grante) to A$I.$'e%Cagree)toA$IHs*lai+t'at t'eCAerre)inaffir+ingt'e)e*ision of t'e trial *ourt 'ol)ing petitioner A$I soli)aril5 lia7le /it' its*o6)efen)ants for t'e s'ortage in*urre) in t'e s'ip+ent of t'e goo)storespon)ent. $'eCA+isappre'en)e)t'efollo/ingfa*ts& "irst,petitioner A$I is *orre*t in arguing t'at t'e respon)ent faile) to provet'at t'e su7(e*t s'ip+ent suffere) a*tuals'ortage, as t'ere /as no*o+petent evi)en*etoprovet'at it a*tuall5/eig'e),,,..+etri*tons at t'e port of origin. %e*on), as *orre*tl5 asserte) 75 petitionerA$I, t'e s'ortage, if an5, +a5 'ave 7een )ue to t'e in'erent nature oft'esu7(e*t s'ip+ent or itspa*kagingsin*et'esu7(e*t *argo/ass'ippe)in7ulkan)'a)a+oisture*ontent of 12.5N. $'ir), %Cagree)/it't'epetitioner A$I t'at respon)ent 'asnot provenan5negligen*e on t'e part of t'e for+er.$'e Bert' $er+ Grain Bill of a)ing, t'e ;rofor+a Invoi*e, an)t'e ;a*king ist 7eing use) 75 respon)ent to prove t'at t'e su7(e*ts'ip+ent /eig'e) ,,,.. +etri* tons, )o not, in fa*t, 'elp its *ause.$'e Bert' $er+ Grain Bill of a)ing states t'at t'e su7(e*t s'ip+ent/as *arrie) /it' t'e