DELSAN TRANSPORT LINES v CA

G.R. No. 127897. November 15, 2001 DELSAN TRANSPORT LINES, INC., vs. THE HON. CORT O! APPEALS "#$ A%ERICAN HO%E ASSRANCE CORPORATION, !ACTS& T'e (")*s s'o+ *'"* C"*e- P'//#es C"*e- (or brev* e#*ere$ #*o " )o#*r")* o( "((re3'*me#* +*' *'e /e**o#er, Des"# Tr"#s/or* L#es, I#)., (or " /ero$ o( o#e e"r +'ereb *'e s"$ )ommo# )"rrer "3ree$ *o *r"#s/or* C"*e-4s #$s*r" (e o (rom *'e 6"*"#3"s6"*""# Re(#er *o $((ere#* /"r*s o( *'e )o#*r. #$er *'e )o#*r")*, /e**o#er *oo o# bo"r$ *s vesse, %T %"s# 2,277.1: o*ers o( #$s*r" (e o o( C"*e- *o be $evere$ *o *'e C"*e- O Term#" # ;"mbo"#3" C*. T'e s'/me#* +"s #sre$ +*' *'e /rv"*e res/o#$e#*, Amer)"# Home Assr"#)e Assr"#)e Cor/or"*o#. Cor/or"*o#. Dr#3 Dr#3 *'e vo"3e, *'e vesse s"#. T'e #srer #srer /"$ C"*eC"*e- "#$ #o+ sees re)over #$er *'e r3'* o( sbro3"*o#. T'e *r" )or* (o#$ *'e vesse se"+or*' "#$ *'e #)$e#* +"s )"se$ b (or)e m""e, 3'*##3 or o*'er #"*r" $s"s*er $s"s*er or )""m*. )""m*. I# " o*'er )"ses, )"ses, ( *'e 3oo$s "re os*, $es*roe$ $es*roe$ or $e*eror"* $e*eror"*e$, e$, )ommo# )"rrers "re /resme$ *o '"ve bee# "* ("* or *o '"ve ")*e$ #e33e#*, #ess *'e /rove *'"* *'e observe$ e-*r"or$#"r $3e#)e. T'e s"$ /resm/*o# +"s #o* over*r#e$ b /e**o#er # *'s )"se. He#)e, /rv"*e res/o#$e#* "s #srer )"# e-er)se *s r3'* o( sbro3"*o# "3"#s*  /e**o#er. T's, "s *'e "//e"*e )or* )orre)* re$, /e**o#er4s vesse, %T %"s#, s"# +*' *s e#*re )"r3o (or *'e re"so# *'"* * +"s #o* se"+or*'. T'ere +"s #o s>" or b"$ +e"*'er or e-*reme  /oor se" )o#$*o# # *'e v)#* +'e# *'e s"$ vesse s"#. A#e#* *'e se)o#$ sse, * s or ve+ "#$ so 'o$ *'"* *'e /rese#*"*o# # ev$e#)e o( *'e m"r#e #sr"#)e /o) s #o* #$s/e#s"be # *'s )"se be(ore *'e #srer m" re)over (rom *'e )ommo# )"rrer *'e #sre$ v"e o( *'e os* )"r3o # *'e e-er)se o( *s sbro3"*or r3'*. T'e sbro3"*o# re)e/*, b *se(, s s(()e#* *o es*"bs' #o* o# *'e re"*o#s'/ o( 'ere# /rv"*e res/o#$e#* "s #srer "#$ C"*e-, "s *'e "ssre$ s'//er o( *'e os* )"r3o o( #$s*r" (e o,  b* "so *'e "mo#* /"$ *o se**e *'e #sr"#)e )"m. T'e r3'* o( sbro3"*o# "))res sm/ /o# /"me#* b *'e #sr"#)e )om/"# o( *'e #sr"#)e )"m.