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Enrique Morales Vs. City Engineer Of The City Of Cavite

ENRIQUE MORALES, ET AL., petitioners and appellees, vs. THE CITY ENGINEER OF THE CITY OF CAVITE, respondent and appellant.

G.R. No. L-11665 | 1960-12-29

D E C I S I O N


DIZON, J.:

Enrique Morales, Prudencio de la Cruz, Agatá³n Mendoza and Hilarion Vicente, hereinafter referred to as appellees, were employees of the Office of the City Engineer, City of Cavite, their respective appointments as pump operators of the Cavite Waterworks System having been signed by the Under Secretary of Public Works and Communications (Exhibits E, 1, 1-1, L and P). On July 26, 1954, after serving in the aforesaid capacity for several years, they were summarily removed by the City Engineer and replaced with other appointees. Two days thereafter appellees lodged written protests with the Secretary of Public...