Practice question
Under De Guzman, must transportation be the operator’s principal occupation before common-carrier status can arise?
- Yes, always
- Yes, unless the operator is foreign
- No, ancillary carrying can qualify
- Yes, if goods rather than passengers are carried
- Yes, if trips are unscheduled
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Articles 1732 and 1733
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1988/dec1988/gr_l-47822_1988.html — De Guzman v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-47822, December 22, 1988, main opinion
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