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Sep 14, 2016 insurance law common carrier cargo loss peril of the sea carriage of goods civil code

Cargo Loss Liability: When Bad Weather Is Not a "Peril of the Sea"

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when bad weather excuses a common carrier from cargo loss, defining "storm" and "peril of the sea."