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Batangas Laguna Tayabas Bus Company vs. Court of Appeals

BATANGAS LAGUNA TAYABAS BUS COMPANY, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and TEOTIMO DE MESA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-38482 | 1976-06-18

D E C I S I O N

MARTIN, J:

The issue in this petition is whether an employee who has already received his separation pay can still recover retirement benefits from his employer.

Private respondent was first employed as a bus conductor by the Batangas Laguna Tayabas Bus Company, the herein petitioner, on July 1, 1933 and worked with it until December 31, 1941 when it ceased operation in its transportation business due to the outbreak of World War II. When the petitioner resumed its business after the war, the private respondent rejoined the company on May 22, 1945. From a mere bus conductor, the private respondent rose to the position of...