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Korean Airlines Co., LTD. Vs. CA, et al

KOREAN AIRLINES CO., LTD., petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and JUANITO C. LAPUZ, respondents

G.R. No. 114061 | 1994-08-03

D E C I S I O N

CRUZ, J p:

Sometime in 1980, Juanito C. Lapuz, an automotive electrician, was contracted for employment is Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for a period of one year through Pan Pacific Overseas Recruiting Services, Inc. Lapuz was supposed to leave on November 8, 1980, via Korean Airlines. Initially, he was "waitlisted," which meant that he could only be accommodated if any of the confirmed passengers failed to show up at the airport before departure. When two of such passengers did not appear, Lapuz and another person by the name of Perico were given the two unclaimed seats.

According to Lapuz, he was allowed to check in with one...