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The Supreme Court ruled that while a charter party is a contract to let all or part of a ship for a specified time or voyage, the carrier in this case remained a common carrier rather than becoming a private carrier. As a common carrier, it is presumed liable for any loss or damage to cargo unless it can prove otherwise. Specifically, the vessel M/V "Sun Plum" was time chartered by Planters Products but the ship owner retained control over the captain and crew. As Planters did not have control over the mean
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- Alyssa Alee Angeles Jacinto
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- EN