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Victoria Grefaldeo Vda. De Gillego Vs. Government Service Insurance System 106 Phil 336

VICTORIA GREFALDEO VDA. DE GILLEGO, ET AL., plaintiffs-appellants, vs. THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-13211 | 1959-10-16

D E C I S I O N


BARRERA, J.:

This is an appeal taken from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila (in Civil Case No. 30794) denying plaintiffs- appellants' claim for gratuity under Section 26 of Republic Act No. 660, as amended by Republic Acts Nos. 728 and 1123.
The record shows that Felix Gillego became Justice of the Peace of Bulan, Sorsogon in 1908. He continued in this position until his death on June 9, 1944. At the time of his death, he was 71 years of age, and had rendered 36 years of continuous service to the Government.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) which originally disapproved the claim...