Digest Part 2 oblicon

BACOLOD-MURCIA BACOLOD-MURC IA MILLING MILLI NG CO., IN C., vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND ALONSO GATUSLAO G.R. Nos. 81100-01 February 7, 1990

Facts: BMMC BMMC construc constructed ted a railroad railroad trac syste! syste! to trans"or trans"ortt su#ar cane $ro! t%e "lantation to t%e !illin# station $or "eriod o$  &' years years be#inni be#innin# n# t%e years 19(0-19( 19(0-19(1. 1. )o*ever )o*ever by t%e year 19+&-19+ 19+&-19+', ', t%e railroad railroad tracs tracs over at )acienda )acienda )elvetia )elvetia *as closed due to t%e e"iration o$ t%e !illin# contract. %e residents o$  t%e n#ela /states )acienda )elvetia decided not to rene* t%e contra contract ct.. es" es"ite ite t%is, t%is, BMMC BMMC contin continue ues s to %ave %ave !illin !illin# # and tran trans" s"or orta tati tion on cont contra ract cts s by rail railro road ad *it% *it% #ro #ro-2 -2nd ndus ustr tria iall evelo"!ent o$ 3ilay-3aravia 423235 $or 17 years until 1976-7&. ue t%e non-re non-rene*a ne*all o$ t%e ri#%t o$ *ay contract contract *it% n#ela n#ela /states, /states, BMMC *as unable unable to trans"or trans"ortt su#ar su#ar canes canes o$ lonso lonso Gatuslao or o$ 2323 be#innin# 19+8. Gatuslao on various dates reuested reuested trans"ortation $acilities $ro! BMMC to no avail. Gatuslao led $or a Breac% o$ Contract a#ainst BMMC and ass $or rescission o$ contract and da!a#es. BMMC ar#ues t%at t%e inability to use its rail*ays syste! is due to $orce !aeure. 2n order to co!"ly t%ey %ire %ired d "riv "rivat ate e truc trucs s as !ove !overs rs o$ to %aul %aul t%e t%e su#a su#arr cane canes. s. Gatuslao Gatuslao232 2323, 3, seriousl seriously y believi believin# n# t%at BMMC BMMC is "articul "articularly arly unable to trans"ort and !ill t%eir su#ar canes, o"ted to use trucs "rovide "rovided d by BacolodBacolod-Mur Murcia cia #ricul #ricultura turall Coo"erat Coo"erative ive Maretin Maretin# # ssociation, 2nc. 4BM-CM5. Furt%er, its inability to do so in e:ect rescinds t%e !illin# contract. BMMC also led a co!"laint a#ainst 2323 and BM-CM seein# s"ec s"eci ic c "er$ "er$or or!a !anc nce e o$ !ill !illin in# # cont contra ract ct.. 2t alle alle#e #es s t%at t%at Gatuslao2323 violated t%e contract by %irin# t%e services o$ BMCM. %e ( co!"laints *ere consolidated $ro trial t%e CF2- Ne#ros ;ccidental.