Frau v. Canals

Decided November 19, 1903

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · decided 1903-11-19

This is an appeal in cassation for error of law, now appeal, pending before us, taken by Pedro A. Canals, who entered an appearance in this Supreme Court through his counsel, Antonio Alvarez Nava, praying for the reversal and annulment of a judgment rendered by the District Court of Are-cibo, which literally reads as follows: “In Arecibo, January 31, 1902.- — The public hearing has been had in this action for divorce prosecuted in this District Court by Emilia Frau Vázquez,…

Decided 1903-11-19

Mr. Justice MacLeary,

¶1after making the above statement of facts, delivered the opinion of the court as follows:

¶2The findings of fact and conclusions of law of the judgment appealed from are accepted, and in view of the legal provisions cited therein, we adjudge that we should affirm and do affirm the judgment rendered on January 31, 1902, by the District Court of Arecibo, with costs against the appellant. The record is ordered to be returned to said court with the proper certificate.

Chief Justice Quinones, and Justices Hernández and Sulzbacher, concurred.Mr. Justice Figueras did not sit at the hearing of this case.