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Quisaba vs. Sta. Ines-Melale Veneer & Plywood, Inc., et al.

JOVITO N. QUISABA, petitioner, vs. STA. INES-MELALE VENEER & PLYWOOD, INC., et al., respondents.

G.R. No. L-38088 | 1974-08-30

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
CASTRO, J:

In this special civil action for certiorari, 1 the sole issue of law posed for resolution is whether a complaint for moral damages, exemplary damages, termination pay and attorney's fees, arising from an employer's constructive dismissal of an employee, is exclusively cognizable by the regular courts of justice or by the National Labor Relations Commission created by Presidential Decree No. 21, promulgated on October 14, 1972. 2

On February 5, 1973 the petitioner Jovito N. Quisaba filed with the Court of First Instance of Davao a...