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Adelaide. VDA. De Calado, et al. Vs. WCC, et al.

ADELAIDA E. VDA. DE CALADO, FELISA CALADO, WILLIAM CALADO, ROMEO CALADO and AGUSTIN CALADO, petitioners, vs. HON. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and ACOJE MINING COMPANY, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-26149 | 1971-04-30

D E C I S I O N


BARREDO, J:

Appeal from the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission in its ROI-WC No. 1830 wherein, upon review of the decision of its Acting Referee awarding physical disability benefits to petitioners upon a claim filed by them for death benefits, the Commission reversed said decision and completely absolved respondent company, hereinafter to be referred to as Acoje, from any liability under the Workmen's Compensation Act, notwithstanding it is undisputed that the deceased, upon whom, it is unquestioned, petitioners were dependent, died of tuberculosis contracted during and in the course of employment, the...