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Rosita Arcas De Marcaida Vs. The Philippine Education Co. 101 Phil 657

ROSITA ARCAS DE MARCAIDA, plaintiff-appellee, vs. THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATION CO., defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-9960 | 1957-05-29

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J.:

This is an action to recover the sum of P165, by way of separation pay under Republic Act No. 1052. After due trial, the Municipal Court of Manila rendered judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant, Philippine Education Co., appealed to the Court of First Instance of Manila, with the same result. Hence, said defendant has brought the case before Us for review on a question purely of law.

The case had been submitted, by both parties, for decision upon a stipulation of facts. They agreed:

"1. That plaintiff employed the defendant as a sales clerk in its store in 1947 and she was continuously in the service...