Eduardo Brillantes vs. Leonardo Castro Gr. No. L-9223 June 30, 1956 Fa ts!

"n #e e$%er 1, 1953, Brillantes &iled a o$'laint a(ainst Castro %e&ore t)e *a(e +d$inistration ,ervi e -*+,. &or t)e re over/ o& t)e alle(ed un'aid salar/ and overti$e 'a/. "n Fe%ruar/ 15, 1950 Brillantes and Castro entered into an +r%itration +(ree$ent 1)ere%/ t)e/ a(reed 21. 3)at t)e/ su%$it t)eir ase to t)e *+, &or investi(ation4 and 2. 3)at t)e/ %ind t)e$selves to a%ide %/ 1)atever de ision *+, $a/ render over t)e ase4 and t)at t)e/ re o(ni5e said de ision to %e &inal and on lusive. *+, rulin(! t)e lai$ &or overti$e and under'a/$ent is )ere%/ dis$issed %ut t)e res'ondent is ad6ud(ed to 'a/ t)e lai$ant 750.88 orres'ondin( to )is salar/ &or servi es rendered in t)e $ont) o& Nove$%er. No a''eal 1as ta9en &ro$ t)is de ision and on Nove$%er 10, 1950, Brillantes &iled a o$'laint a(ainst Castro 1it) t)is Court over t)e sa$e su%6e t $atter and ause o& a tion liti(ated %et1een t)e$ %e&ore and de ided %/ t)e *+,. 3)e ounsel o& Brillantes a(reed t)at t)e de ision rendered %/ t)e )earin( o&&i er o& t)e *+, is an order issued 'ursuant to se tion : o& ;ini$u$ *a(e La1 in relation se tion 12 1)i ) aut)ori5es dele(ation %/ t)e ,e retar/ o& La%or o& )is 'o1ers in t)e ad$inistration or en&or e$ent o& t)e ;*L to t)e C)ie& o& t)e *+,, )o1ever )e ontends t)at t)e ri()t to (o to t)e ,u're$e Court &or revie1 o& said order (ranted %/ se tion : o& ;*L is not e< lusive %e ause under said se tion t)e revie1 %/ t)is 3ri%unal is li$ited to =uestion o& la1 and t)at t)e &indin(s o& &a t ontained in t)e a''ealed de ision $ust %e a e'ted. 3rial Court rulin(! dis$issed t)e o$'laint on t)e (round t)at it is %arred %/ 'rior 6ud($ent. >en e, t)is a''eal. ?ssue! 1)et)er or not, t)e se ond o$'laint is %arred %/ 'rior 6ud($ent. >eld! a&&ir$ative4 t)e ,C &ull/ a(ree 1it) t)e de ision o& t)e trial ourt t)at t)e o$'laint is %arred %/ 'rior 6ud($ent. 3)ere is no =uestion t)at t)e o$'laint &iled %/ Brillantes 1it) t)e *+, $a/ %e re(arded as a suit %/ one 'art/ as a(ainst anot)er to en&or e a ri()t4 t)at t)e *+, in entertainin( said suit, )earin( t)e 'arties and de idin( t)e ase a ted as =uasi-6udi ial %od/ and t)e 'ro eedin(s %e&ore it 1ere =uasi-6udi ial 'ro eedin(s, and ondu ted in a ordan e 1it) la1, and so 1as t)e de ision rendered. 3)e &ailure o& Brillantes to a''eal &ro$ said de ision to t)e ,C as 'rovided %/ t)e ;ini$u$ 1a(e la1 rendered it &inal and on lusive and served as a %ar to anot)er a tion %et1een t)e sa$e 'arties involvin( t)e sa$e su%6e t $atter and ause o& a tion and t)e sa$e issues. Besides, t)e 'arties si(ned an a(ree$ent 1)ere%/ t)e/ su%$itted t)eir ase to t)e *+,, %indin( t)e$selves to a%ide %/ 1)atever de ision it 1ould validl/ render. Note: t)e 'rin i'le o& res 6udi ata is a''li a%le to de isions o& a =uasi-6udi ial %od/ li9e t)e *+,. ?n t)is onne tion, it )as %een de lared t)at 1)atever a &inal ad6udi ation o& 'ersons invested 1it) 'o1er to de ide on t)e 'ro'ert/ and ri()ts o& t)e iti5en is e<a$ina%le %/ t)e ,C, u'on a 1rit o& error or a ertiorari4 su ) &inal ad6udi ation $a/ %e 'leaded as res 6udi ata.