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In re:Moraza vs. Alba, et al.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MINDANAO MOTOR LINE, INC., An Insolvent Debtor, Appellee, JESUS MORAZA, AS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, petitioner, vs. EPIFANIO ALFORQUE IGNACIO ALBA, FEDERICO BALUYOT, JOSE BENEMERITO, ANTONIO BORRE, ET AL., intervenors-

G.R. No. L-27944 | 1974-05-28

D E C I S I O N

CASTRO, J:

On August 15, 1956 the fifty-three (53) appellants, Alforque, et al., filed a complaint against the Mindanao Motor Line, Inc. with the Court of First Instance of Davao (docketed as civil case 2051) for payment of overtime compensation. The court, after due trial, found for the plaintiffs and rendered judgment on December 23, 1957, ordering the defendant company to pay the plaintiffs the amount of P157,560.79 as unpaid overtime compensation, the sum of P10,600 as attorney's fees, and the costs of the suit. The Court of Appeals affirmed, but decreed that the company may present evidence of overtime compensation...