Citizens League of Free Workers v Abbas et al.

Facts: The petitioner, a legitimate labor organization, filed for certiorari with a prayer for
the issuance of a writ of injunction. The petitioner filed a complaint for unfair labor
against the respondents-spouses, Teofilo Geronimo and Emeriti Mendez, the owner of
the auto calesas leased by the petitioner with the Court of Industrial Relations. However,
the respondent spouses filed a civil case at the court of first instance of Davao city to
restrain the union and its members, who were drivers of the spouses from interfering
their business. The private respondents also contends that there was no employeremployee relationship between them and the petitioner.
Issue: Whether or not there was employer-employee relationship.
Whether or not the Court of Industrial Relations has jurisdiction over the case.
Held: This case falls squarely within our ruling in National Labor Union v. Dinglasan, 98
Phil., 649, wherein this court held that a driver of a jeep who operates the same under
under the boundary system is considered an employee within the meaning of the law
and as such the case comes under the jurisdiction of the Court of Industrial Relations.