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Associated Labor Union, et al vs. Central Azucarera De La Carlota, et al

ASSOCIATED LABOR UNION, EDDIE DEL CASTILLO, CRESENCIO ESLABON, JUANITO RODRIGUEZ SIMPLICIO LOPEZ, JR., RAFAEL DINGLASA, FLORENCIO CASTEL, FEDERICO ORDANEL, BALBINO TALAVER, HORACIO MANALO, SUPENIANO FRANCISCO, PEDRO TALAVER, BIENVENIDO MANAGUIT, OSCAR TAN

G.R. No. L-25649 | 1975-06-30

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

Eddie del Castillo and his fifteen co-plaintiffs together with the Associated Labor Union appealed from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Cebu, dismissing their complaint for the recovery of moral and exemplary damages amounting to P160,000 and attorney's fees of P10,000 allegedly resulting from the unfair labor practices committed by the Central Azucarera de la Carlota and the National Sugar Workers' Union (Paflu) (Civil Case No. R-8756).

The appeal was made direct to this Court because it involves only the legal question of whether the Court of First Instance has jurisdiction to entertain a...