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22 P.R. 718

Sánchez v. Maymí

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided July 14, 1915

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · decided 1915-07-14

<p>Appeal — Evidence—Findings op Trial Court. — When the only ground of- appeal is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the judgment appealed from because some of the plaintiff's witnesses were his relatives and the testimony .of the others was not worthy of belief and it is not pleaded that the judge was influenced by passion, prejudice, partiality, or committed manifest error, his findings should be sustained.</p>

Decided 1915-07-14

Mr. Justice Aldrey

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2The plaintiff in this case sued the defendant for the amount of a loan. The defendant denied the claim and filed a counterclaim for money due for services rendered to the plaintiff.

¶3Both parties introduced evidence in support of their respective claims and after hearing* the same the court decided the- conflict therein in favor of the plaintiff, sustaining the complaint and dismissing the counterclaim.

¶4From that judgment the defendant appealed to this court on the sole ground that the evidence- was not sufficient to support the judgment because some of the plaintiff’s witnesses were his relatives and the. testimony of the others was incredible.

¶5The judge who heard the witnesses testify was in the best position to determine their credibility and as it has not been alleged or proven that he was influenced by passion, prejudice or partiality, or that he committed manifest error, we should sustain his findings.

¶6The judgment appealed from should be

¶7Affirmed.

*719Chief Justice Hernandez and Justices Wolf, del Toro and Hutchison concurred.
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