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17. Mafinco Trading Corporation vs.

Ople
70 SCRA 139, 25 March 1976
Facts:
Rodrigo Repomanta and Mafinco Trading Corp. o!e ditri"#tor of Como Soft drin$, e%ec#ted a pedd!ing
Contract &here"' Repomanta agreed to "#' and e!! (Como Soft drin$,Re' Mora!de entered into a imi!ar
Contract the Contract )ro*ide that #ch &ere to remain in force for one 'ear #n!e ooner terminated "' either
part' #pon 5 da' notice to the other. )#r#ant to aid Mafinco terminated the )edd!ing Contract.
Repomanta and Mora!de fi!ed a comp!aint &ith the +,RC . Mafinco fi!ed a Motion to dimi on the gro#nd that the
+,RC had no -#ridiction "eca#e Repomanta and Mora!de &ere not it emp!o'ee "#t &ere independent
contractor.
Issue.
Are Repomanta and Mora!de emp!o'ee or independent contractor/
Held & Rationale:
The' are independent contractor.
A Contract &here"' one engage to p#rchae and e!! oft drin$ on tr#c$ #pp!ied "' man#fact#rer "#t pro*iding
that the other part' 0pedd!er1 ha!! ha*e the right to emp!o' hi o&n &or$er. Sha!! pot a "ond to protect the
man#fact#rer againt !oe, ha!! "e reponi"!e for damage ca#ed to third peron, ha!! o"tain the necear'
!icene and permit and "ear the e%pene inc#rred in the a!e of oft drin$ i not a contract of emp!o'ment.
2n the Mafinco Trading the co#rt e%p!ain that an independent emp!o'ment and contractor i one &ho e%ercie
independent emp!o'ment and contractor to do a price of &or$ according to hi method &itho#t "eing #"-ect to
contro! of hi emp!o'er e%cept a to the re#!t of &or$.
Additional otes:
Thi cae i f#c$ing hard, not to mention !ong.
The pedd!er are #ppoed to "#' and then e!! the oft drin$. The contract mentioned pro*ided the the pedd!er
tr#c$. The pedd!er are reponi"!e for the tr#c$ and not Mafinco3 i.e. , an' pro"!em faced "' the contractor &hi!e
dri*ing are their o&n. 4%cept for gao!ine and oi!, the pedd!er are to maintain the tr#c$. Cah "ond are a!o
re5#ired of the pedd!er for the tr#c$, in#rance p#rpoe. The pedd!er can a!o hire dri*er and he!per #nder
their reponi"i!it'.
A!o, the 6 fo!d tet &a #ed. 2t fai!ed on emp!o'ment, ince the pedd!er are gi*en &ide !ee&a' on &ho to hire.
7age &ere a!o a"ent3 there &a a (dea!er8 dico#nt9 "#t the SC didn8t "#' thi a &age. :imia! &a a!o
!ac$ing, "eca#e of the contract. Contro! &a a!o &ea$3 the pedd!er &ere not trict!' re5#ired to report to &or$,
#niform &a not enforced, #per*iion &a !ac$ing "eca#e of arranged ro#te, and the pedd!er &ere not
reprimanded &hatoe*er. The' &ere free to chooe their time to &or$.

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