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Ricardo Gutierrez Vs. Bachrach Motor Co., Inc. 105 Phil 9

RICARDO GUTIERREZ, plaintiff-appellee, vs. THE BACHRACH MOTOR CO., INC., defendant-appellant.

G.R. Nos. L-11298, L-11586, L-11603 | 1959-01-19

D E C I S I O N


MONTEMAYOR, J.:

These three cases arose from the same suit in the Court of First Instance of Manila, Civil Case No. 23848. Ricardo Gutierrez was employed by the Rural Transit Company, owned and operated by the Bachrach Motor Co., Inc., on August 1, 1949 under a probation appointment of six months at P6 a day. On July 13, 1951, Gutierrez was dismissed for "grave insubordination and insult against the management". He commenced the present suit in the trial court on August 28, 1954 for reinstatement, with backpay, and for moral and exemplary damages, plus attorney's fees. After trial, the lower court rendered judgment in...