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Legason vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission, et al

CIRILA LEGASON, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Public Schools), respondents.

G.R. No. L-43089 | 1977-01-31

D E C I S I O N

MARTIN, J:

Petition for review 1 of the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission in WCC Case No. RO7-12447 dismissing the claim for compensation of the petitioner which has been previously granted by the Acting Labor Referee.

On June 11, 1923, petitioner was employed as a classroom teacher by the respondent Republic of the Philippines thru the Bureau of Public Schools (hereinafter referred to as respondent Republic). In the course of her employment, she was found to be suffering from hypertension, hypertensive heart disease and tuberculosis of the lungs with hymoptysis. Due to her ailments, she was constrained...