G.R. No. L-46405; May 5, 1939
RAYMUNDO TRANSPORTATION CO., INC., petitioner, vs. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, and W.C. OLITAN, respondents.

FACTS

Petitioner Raymundo Transportation Co., Inc., a public utility, refused to accept a package for delivery to respondent W.C. Olitan upon payment of the freight charge. The company’s inspector refused because Olitan was considered an “enemy of the company.” The company’s manager later justified this refusal. Olitan filed a complaint with the Public Service Commission, which fined the company and issued a warning.

ISSUE

Whether the petitioner, as a grantee of a certificate of public convenience, violated its legal obligations by refusing to accept the package for shipment.

RULING

Yes. The petitioner’s certificate of public convenience required it to operate a service for the public transportation of cargo. By refusing to accept the package for a personal reason, the company violated a condition of its certificate. The act also constituted unjust discrimination under Section 18(b) of Commonwealth Act No. 146 (the Public Service Act), subjecting it to penalties under Section 21 of the same Act. The Public Service Commission has the power to supervise public utilities and grant relief in such cases. The decision of the Commission was affirmed.

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