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SEVILLA v. CA160 SCRA 171; April 15, 1998FACTS On the strength of a contract, Tourist orl! Ser"ice #nc$ %TS& lease! thepre'ises (elonging to )rs$ Segun!ina*oguera for the for'er s use as a (rancho+ce$ ina Se"illa (oun! herself soli!aril- lia(le .ith TS for the pro'pt pa-'entof

the 'onthl- rentals thereon$ hen the (ranch o+ce .as opene!, it .as run (-appellant Se"illa pa-a(le to TS (- an-airline for an- fare (rought in on the e/ortsof Se"illa, .as to go to Se"illa an! 2 .as to (e .ithhel! (- TS$

TS appears to ha"e (een infor'e! that Se"illa .as connecte! .ith a ri"al3r', the 4hilippine Tra"el ureau, an!,since the (ranch o+ce .as an-ho. losing,the TS consi!ere! closing !o.n its o+ce$ T.o resolutions of the TS (oar!of !irectors .ere passe! to a(olish the o+ce of the 'anager an! "ice presi!ent ofthe (ranch o+ce an! authoriing thecorporate secretar- to recei"e the properties inthe sai! (ranch o+ce$

Su(seuentl-, the corporate secretar- .ent to the (ranch o+ce, an! 3n!ingthe pre'ises loce! an! (eing una(le tocontact Se"illa, pa!loce! the pre'ises toprotect the interests of TS$hen neither Se"illa nor her e'plo-ees coul! enter the

loce! pre'ises, she 3le! a co'plaint against TS .ith apra-er for the issuance ofa 'an!ator- preli'inar- inunction$

The trial court !is'isse! the case hol!ing that TS, (eing the true lessee,.as .ithin its prerogati"e to ter'inate thelease an! pa!loc the pre'ises$ #tlie.ise foun! that Se"illa .as a 'ere e'plo-ee of TS an! as such, .as (oun! (-the actsof her e'plo-er$

The CA a+r'e!$ :ence this petition$ISSUES

1$hether or not there .as an e'plo-ere'plo-ee relationship (et.een TS an!Se"illa