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Article 1741

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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If the shipper or owner merely contributed to the loss, destruction or deterioration of the goods, the proximate cause thereof being the negligence of the common carrier, the latter shall be liable in damages, which...

Official text — RA 386

If the shipper or owner merely contributed to the loss, destruction or deterioration of the goods, the proximate cause thereof being the negligence of the common carrier, the latter shall be liable in damages, which however, shall be equitably reduced.

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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