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Astorga (Short title) contract hence, jurisdiction over the same is vested in the labor tribunal and
| 542 SCRA 434 | January 27, 2008 not in regular courts.
Petition: Three consolidated petitions for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of - RTC denied the motion to dismiss and held that the case is to enforce a right
the Rules of Court of possession over a company car. The recovery via replevin suit is allowed
Petitioner: Smart Communications, INC. by the Rules of Civil procedure, which is within the jurisdiction of RTC.
Respondent: Regina M. Astorga - CA reversed the RTC ruling and held that the case is intertwined with
Astorgas complaint for illegal dismissal.
DOCTRINE
An employers demand for payment of the market value of the car or, in the Hence, this petition.
alternative, the surrender of the car, is not a labor, but a civil, dispute. A dispute
which involves the relationship of debtor and creditor rather than employeeemployer ISSUE/S
relations falls within the jurisdiction of the regular courts. 1. W/N the recovery of a car benefit via replevin suit is a labor dispute.
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