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Leonardo Diaz Vs. Felix P. Amante 104 Phil 968

LEONARDO DIAZ, ET AL., petitioners-appellees, vs. FELIX P. AMANTE, respondent-appellant.

G.R. No. L-9228 | 1958-12-26

D E C I S I O N


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

Leonardo Diaz and Alberto Aguilar filed a petition for mandamus in the Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental against Felix P. Amante in his capacity as Mayor of Bacolod City to compel the latter to reinstate them to their positions as members of the police force of said city.

The trial court, after hearing, rendered judgment ordering the respondent to reinstate petitioners as prayed for and to pay them (a) their unpaid salaries from August 16, 1951 up to the date of their reinstatement; (b) the sum of P5,000.00 as moral damages; (c) the sum of P2,000.00 as exemplary damages; and (d) to pay...