[G.R. No. 9403. November 4, 1914. ] ALLAN A. BRYAN ET AL., Plainti!"A##ellee!, v. EA$TERN % A&$TRAL'AN $. $. ()., LT*., *een+ant"A##ellant. a-t! T/e #lainti! ere #a!!ener! on t/e !treamer $t. Alban!, /i-/ a! t/e #ro#ert2 o t/e +een+ant -or#oration an+ a! enae+ in -arr2in rei/t an+ #a!!ener! beteen $/an/ai, (/ina, an+ anila, P/ili##ine '!lan+!. )n or abot t/e en+ o *e-ember, 1915, t/e #lainti! bo/t rom t/e +een+ant6! aent in $/an/ai, to ir!t"-la!! ti-7et! or anila aboar+ !team!/i# $t. Alban!. T/e ti-7et! +elivere+ to t/em ere in Enli!/, /i-/ lanae #lainti! rea+ it/ ea!e an+ n+er!tan+ #ere-tl2, an+ bore on t/eir a-e, in lare #rint, a !tatement t/at t/e2 t/e2 ere i!!e+ !b8e-t !b8e-t to t/e -on+ition! #rinte+ on t/e ba-7. )ne )ne o t/e!e -on+ition!, #rinte+ in leible t2#e, a! a! ollo! Per!onal baae. : 'n or+er to in!re a! ar a! #o!!ible t/e !ae -!to+2 -!to+2 o lae, #a!!ener! #a!!ener! !/ol+ #er!onall2 #er!onall2 !ee t/eir lae +elivere+ +elivere+ on boar+. Ea-/ a+lt !aloon #a!!ener ma2 -arr2, ree o -/are, bt at /i! on ri!7, 50 -bi- eet o lae; an+ ea-/ !teerae #a!!ener 10 -bi- eet, n+er !imilar -on+ition!
antitie! m!t be #ai+ or at t/e -rrent rate o rei/t?; bt t/e -om#an2 -om#an2 ill not /ol+ it!el it!el re!#on!ible or or an2 lo!!, or +amae to or +etention, or over-arriae o lae, n+er an2 -ir-m!tan-e! /at!oever nle!! it /a! been boo7e+ an+ #ai+ or or a! rei/t. At t/e time t/e ti-7et! ere +elivere+ to #lainti! in $/an/ai t/eir attention a! not e!#e-iall2 +ran to t/e #rovi!ion! on t/e ba-7 o t/e ti-7et. T/e #lainti! #t t/eir baae on t/e $t. Alban! it/ot #a2in or it! tran!#ortation a! rei/t an+ travele+ it/ !-/ baae to anila. $/ortl2 ater it! arrival in anila,t/e #lainti!6 baae a! ta7en ot o t/e /ol+ o t/e !/i# to be #la-e+ on t/e +o-7 alon!i+e alon!i+e o /i-/ t/e ve!!el ve!!el a! bert/e+. T/e T/e baae a! #la-e+ in a !lin, !lin, -on!i!tin o a !inle ro#e on+ on-e aron+ t/e trn7!, an+ a! !n rom t/e !i+e o t/e ve!!el. @/ile !till !everal eet above t/e /ar, t/e em#lo2ee o t/e +een+ant -om#an2 /o a! o#eratin t/e in-/, b2 !ome a-t or ot/er, #ermitte+ t/e baae to +ro# it/ reat ra#i+it2. 'n it! #a!!ae +onar+, it !tr-7 t/e !i+e o t/e !/i# it/ !-/ or-e a! to relea!e it rom t/e !lin an+ it +ro##e+ into t/e ater alon!i+e o t/e !/i#. T/e +een+ant, /ile a+mittin t/e +amae -a!e+ to #lainti6! baae, +enie+ t/at it a! t/e re!lt o t/e -om#an26! nelien-e an+ !et # a! a !#e-ial +een!e t/e limitation o liabilit2 e!tabli!/e+ e!tabli!/e+ b2 t/e -ontra-t n+er /i-/ t/e +een+ant n+ertoo7 to tran!#ort t/e #lainti! rom t/e -it2 o on7on to anila. T/e trial -ort rle+ in avor o t/e #lainti!. T/e !/i##in -om#an2 a##eale+. '!!e! 1. @/at la !/ol+ overn t/e -ontra-t beteen #lainti! an+ re!#on+ent -om#an2. 5. @/et/er re!#on+ent -om#an2 -om#an2 i! liable liable or t/e nelien-e nelien-e o it! em#lo2ee!. em#lo2ee!. el+ 1. A -ontra-t ma+e in on7on or t/e tran!#ortation o #er!on! an+ baae rom on7on to anila ill be -on!tre+ a--or+in to t/e la o t/e (olon2 o on7on an+ ill be enor-e+ in t/e P/ili##ine '!lan+! in a--or+an-e it/ t/at la, #rovi+e+ #rovi+e+ it i! not in violation o a la or t/e #bli- #oli-2 o t/e P/ili##ine '!lan+!. T/e evi+en-e relative to t/e la overnin -ontra-t! in on7on -on!i!t! o t/e te!timon2 o a on7on barri!ter, barri!ter, learne+ in t/e la o Enlan+ an+ /er -olonie!, an+ i! to t/e ee-t t/at, n+er t/e la inor-e at t/e #la-e /ere t/e -ontra-t a! ma+e, t/e -ontra-t a! vali+ an+ enor-eable, an+ t/at it i! not ne-e!!ar2 t/at t/e attention o #er!on! #r-/a!in ti-7et! rom -ommon -arrier! be +ran !#e-iall2 to t/e term! t/ereo /en #rinte+ #on a ti-7et /i-/ on it! a-e !/o! t/at it i! i!!e+ !b8e-t to !-/ -on+ition!.T/e barri!ter barri!ter al!o te!tiie+ t/at n+er t/e la o Enlan+ an+ /er -olonie! ever2t/in a! +one /i-/ a! ne-e!!ar2 to ma7e t/e term! #rinte+ on t/e ba-7 o t/e ti-7et! a #art o t/e -ontra-t beteen t/e #artie!. erein, it i! n+obte+ t/at t/e -ontra-t on+ #on t/e ba-7 o t/e ti-7et! i! a -ontra-t #ere-tl2 vali+ in Enlan+ Enlan+ an+ /er -olonie! an+ one one /i-/ ol+ be enor-e+ enor-e+ a--or+in to it! term! term! in Briti!/ 8ri!+i-tion!. 5. T/e re!#on+ent -om#an2 i! liable or t/e nelien-e o it! em#lo2ee!.
An e=em#tion in eneral or+! not e=#re!!l2 relatin to nelien-e, even t/o/ t/e or+! are i+e eno/ to in-l+e lo!! b2 nelien-e or +ealt o -arrier!6 !ervant!, m!t be -on!tre+ a! limitin t/e liabilit2 o t/e -arrier a! a!!rer, an+ not a! relievin /im rom t/e +t2 o e=er-i!in rea!onable !7ill an+ -are. &nle!! t/e -ontra-t o e=em#tion !#e-ii-all2 reer! to e=em#tion or nelien-e, it ill be -on!tre+ a! !im#l2 e=em#tin t/e -arrier rom /i! liabilit2 a! in!rer.
