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[2/3] C. Uy vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission et al

[2/3] CONCEPCION T. UY, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CAGAYAN II, respondents.

G.R. No. L-38096 | 1975-05-14

Part 2

"The statutory presumption of compensability under Section 44 of the Act places upon the employer the burden of proving that the employee's injury was not and could not be caused or aggravated by the nature of his work. (Pantranco vs. WCC, L-16490, June 29, 1963; A. de Santos vs. Sapon L-222201 April 29, 1966) And in weighing evidence of compensability, doubts should he resolved in favor of the claimant, for in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, the claim is deemed to come within the provisions of the statute and it is presumed that the injury or sickness was not occasioned by the willful intention of the injured...