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GSIS vs. Merlita Pentecostes etc

GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, Petitioner, versus MERLITA PENTECOSTES, Substituted by Jaime R. Pentecostes, Respondent.

G.R. No. 154385 | 2007-08-24

                                            D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:


In this Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, petitioner Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) assails the Decision[2] dated 11 April 2002 of the Fourteenth Division of the Court of Appeals in C.A.-G.R. SP No. 65840 and its Resolution[3] dated 17 July 2002 denying its Motion for Reconsideration.

Following are the factual and legal antecedents, as culled from the decision of the Court of Appeals.

Respondent Merlita...