Tornabells v. Mestre

Decided February 19, 1904

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · decided 1904-02-19

AvpeAT) from the District Court of Mayagüez. STATEMENT OE THE CASE. An action was brought by respondent against appellants, to recover one thousand three hundred and seventy-four dollars on a promissory note dated May 23,1902, payable December 31,1902, with interest at one per cent per month from date of maturity to that of payment.

Decided 1904-02-19

Mr. Justice MacLeary,

¶1after stating the foregoing facts, rendered the opinion of the court.

¶2The facts as stated in the record of the judgment from which the present appeal was taken are accepted.

¶3It is clear that this is a just debt, that it has been duly proven, and that the judgment was promptly and properly rendered by the district court more than seven months ago, and *339the appeal was evidently taken for the purpose only of causing delay.

¶4We adjudge that we should affirm and do affirm the judgment from which the present appeal was taken, with costs against the appellants, Tornabells & Company.

Chief Justice Quiñones and Justices Hernández and Figue-ras concurred.Mr. Justice Sulzh'acher did not sit at the hearing of this case.