Facts:

• The Philippine Movie Pictures Workers' Association (the Association) is a labor organization with members employed by Premiere Productions, Inc. (the Company), a movie production corporation.
• On October 2, 1951, the Company petitioned the Court of Industrial Relations (CIR) to lay off 44 employees due to financial losses.
• Judge Arsenio C. Roldan of the CIR approved the layoff after an inspection and consultation with the personnel.
• The Company later sought court permission to lease its equipment, studios, and facilities to third parties.
• The Association opposed the leasing, arguing it would disrupt the status quo during the ongoing dispute.
• The Company withdrew its petition, claiming it had the proprietary right to lease its properties without court approval.
• Despite the withdrawal, the Company proceeded to lease its equipment to various individuals.
• The Association filed multiple urgent petitions for contempt and injunction against the Company.
• These petitions were consolidated and heard jointly, resulting in a decision by Judge Roldan on July 29, 1953, which validated the leases.
• The Association's motion for reconsideration led to a CIR en banc resolution on November 13, 1953, setting aside Judge Roldan's decision as premature and calling for further evidence.
• The Association then filed petitions for review by certiorari to overturn both Judge Roldan's decision and the CIR's resolution, seeking to declare the leases illegal.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The Supreme Court denied the petitions for certiorari.
• The cases were remanded to ...(Unlock)

Ratio:

• The Supreme Court held that the CIR's resolution setting aside Judge Roldan's decision left the cases without a final decision to appeal from, making the resolut...continue reading