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Lorenzo vs. Workmens Compensation Commission,et al

LEOPOLDO LORENZO, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and PHILIPPINE GLASS MANUFACTURING CO., INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-42631 | 1978-01-31

D E C I S I O N

MAKASIAR, J:

This petition seeks to reverse the December 31, 1975 decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission affirming the October 2, 1975 decision of Regional Office No. IV, Department of Labor, Manila, which dismissed petitioner's claim for compensation benefits under the
Workmen's Compensation Act, as amended.

Sickness and Claim for Compensation with the Rizal Workmen's Compensation Unit Regional Office IV of the Department of Labor, claiming in substance that he was an employee of respondent company since February, 1964 and that he contracted lung ailment during and in the course of his employment that finally...