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Rafael S. Dizon, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

RAFAEL S. DIZON, in his capacity as Administrator of the Estate of the Deceased JOSE P. FERNANDEZ, REDENTOR MELO, ELIODORO C. CRUZ, PIER 8 ARRASTRE & STEVEDORING SERVICES, INC., COMPA?IA MARITIMA, PASIG STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC., and WESTERN PACIFIC CORPORATION, petitioners, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. PROTACIO C. STO. TOMAS, Judge, RTC, Branch 14, Ligao, Albay, and JOSE BALDE, respondents.

G.R. No. 96296 | 1992-06-18

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

In the original action which has given rise to the proceedings at bar 1 instituted in 1975 by the plaintiff Jose Balde (private respondent herein) principally for the recovery of damages resulting from the allegedly illegal termination of his employment from the so-called "Fernandez Companies" 2 effected by herein petitioners one of the defendants, Jose P. Fernandez, denominated the "principal" one, died before final judgment of the Trial Court. The legal consequences of that party's death are what are now chiefly in issue.

The complaint filed in the Court a quo 3 named as defendants the six (6) petitioner...