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Catague, et al. vs. Emilia, et al.

SERAFIN CATAGUE, TOMAS PIDO, ERNESTO TESORO, VICENTI LIBO-ON, LUDOVICO PAMINTAJON, MANUEL GALLANO, BENITO LUMAUAG, LORENZO BUGA-AY, PEDRO NUNCIO, JOSE AMEDO, ENRIQUE TIZO, VICENTE ESCALONA, FRANCISCO GICANO, AGAPITO MANGANA, RAMON BILLONES, BASILIO FERNAN

G.R. No. L-37414 | 1973-10-26

D E C I S I O N

TEEHANKEE, J:
In this appeal from the lower court's order upholding the amicable settlement between the parties for the payment of termination pay to petitioners-workers of respondent corporation, the Court finds that respondent court acted arbitrarily and with grave abuse of discretion in summarily denying petitioners' timely motion for reconsideration of its decision approving the amicable settlement notwithstanding the fundamental factual question raised by petitioners that the settlement paid them was much less than the termination pay ordained by the Termination Pay Act and was therefore null and void by express...