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GDGHI vs Cruz

GALLERA DE GUISON HERMANOS, INC., CARLO REYES and PACITA REYES, Petitioners, versus MA. ASUNCION C. CRUZ, Respondent.

G.R. No. 159390 | 2004-07-10

RESOLUTION


Tinga, J.:



This Petition[1] seeks a review of the decision[2] and resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals dismissing the petitioners' petition for certiorari[4] and affirming the decision[5] of the Labor Arbiter which found that the respondent was illegally dismissed and therefore entitled to separation pay, backwages and attorney's fees.



The appellate court's findings of fact, undisputed by the petitioners, are as follows:



-Private respondent Ma. Asuncion G. Cruz was a cashier and stockholder of Petitioner Gallera de Guison Hermanos, Inc. ('Gallera' for brevity) since 1976. Gallera is engaged in the operation and...