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NICOLAS UY DE BARON vs. CA, and PEOPLE

NICOLAS UY DE BARON, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 140719 | 2001-10-26

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

This is a Special Civil Action for Certiorari assailing the Resolution of the Court of Appeals promulgated 10 September 1999 which ordered the reinstatement of the Government's appeal which was previously dismissed due to its failure to file the appellant's brief within the reglementary period.[1]

The case stemmed from these antecedents: In 1991 First Guaranty Life Assurance Company, Inc. (FIRST GUARANTY), hired petitioner Nicolas Uy de Baron as an insurance agent to solicit applications for life insurance and annuities. De Baron steadily rose from the ranks until he was promoted to branch manager in...