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Litonjua Group of Companies vs Teresita Vigan

LITONJUA GROUP OF COMPANIES, EDDIE LITONJUA and DANILO LITONJUA, petitioners, vs. TERESITA VIGAN, respondent.

G.R. No. 143723 | 2001-06-28

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

In this petition for review on certiorari, petitioners seek to annul and set aside the (1) decision[1] of the respondent Court of Appeals dated March 20, 2000 which reversed and set aside the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission finding respondent guilty of abandonment and (2) resolution[2] dated June 19, 2000 denying petitioners' motion for reconsideration.

The factual backdrop as found by the respondent Court of Appeals is as follows:[3]

"As to the factual milieu, the contending parties have diametrically opposed versions. Vigan tells it this way; She was hired by the Litonjua Group...