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Eldo J. Carino, Et Al. vs. Agricultural Credit And Cooperative Financing Administration, Et Al.

ELDO J. CARINO, ARSENIO C. MIGUEL, JOHNNY F. ILAR, SOTERO M. DE CASTRO, GUSTAVO E. ESPINO and LICERIO D. ESPINOSA, 1 petitioners-appellants, vs. AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AND COOPERATIVE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION, 2 ERNESTO T. JlMENEZ, Administrator and Chairman of the Board of Governors, ACCFA, NICOLAS T. ENCISO, ARCADIO MATELA, HILARIO DE PEDRO, JOAQUIN ORTEGA and ARTURO MIRANDA, 3 Members, Board of GOVERNORS, ACCFA; DOROTEO TOLEDO, Treasurer, ACCFA; FRANCISCO A. LASA, Cashier, ACCFA, and PEDRO T. TORNEROS, Auditor, ACCFA, respondents-appellees.

G.R. No. L-19808 | 1966-09-29

D E C I S I O N


SANCHEZ, J.:

Appeal by petitioners on "purely questions of law" 4 from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of Manila 5 as follows:

"WHEREFORE, the petition is dismissed but the respondent ACCFA is hereby ordered to pay the petitioners separation pay equivalent to one month pay or 15 days for every year of service, whichever is greater, a fraction of at least six months being considered as one whole year (Republic Act No. 1052, as amended by Republic Act No. 1787), plus attorneys' fees which the court fixes in the sum of P500 and costs."

Petitioners-appellants were appointed permanent employees of the ACCFA. Their...