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Hortensia Zialcita-Yuseco Vs. William Simmons

HORTENSIA ZIALCITA-YUSECO assisted by her husband JOAQUIN P. YUSECO, Jr., plaintiffs-appellants, vs. WILLIAM SIMMONS, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-7912 | 1955-08-30

D E C I S I O N


BENGZON, J.:

Action for damages resulting from plaintiff's allegedly illegal separation from the service of the National City Bank of New York.

In June, 1952 Hortensia Zialcita was employed by the National City Bank of New York, a foreign banking corporation doing business in the Philippines, under a contract of employment, signed by her, including the following clause:

"I understand that I am being hired as a single female employee. In the event of my marriage you may terminate this employment in which case I shall be entitled to no other benefits except my salary through the last day on which I worked."

Because she...