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7 P.R. 357

Mercado v. Pabón

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided October 11, 1904

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · decided 1904-10-11

This is an action for divorce instituted in the District Court of Mayagiiez by the plaintiff, Eduvigis Mercado Cancel, engaged in industrial pursuits, a resident of Lajas and married, represented in this court by Attorney Sandalio 'Torres Monge against the prosecuting attorney and Maria Monserrate Pabón y Vargas, defendant, a resident of the same town, who, having failed to appear, was notified in the court room; which case is pending before us on an appeal taken by Mercado…

Decided 1904-10-11

Me. Justice Figubeas,

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

¶2The findings of fact and conclusions of law of the judgment appealed from are accepted.

¶3Furthermore, from an examination of the evidence taken *360at the instance of both parties it has not been proved that the wife abandoned her husband, with a firm determination to part from him and sever the marriage bonds forever; but, on the contrary, after their quarrel of January 25, 1902, the wife instituted judicial proceeding’s to induce her husband to receive her in his house, at which proceedings, the object whereof was a reconciliation, he failed to appear, thereby showing that his intention was contrary to the wishes of his wife.

¶4The costs should be imposed upon the appellant.

¶5In view of paragraph 5, section 164, of the Civil Code, we adjudge that, affirming the judgment rendered by the Maya-giiez Court of January 25th, last, we should dismiss, and do dismiss, the action for divorce brought by Eduvigis Mercado y Cancel and impose upon him the costs of this appeal.

Chief Justice Quiñones and Justice Wolf concurred.Justices Hernandez and MacLeary did not sit at the hearing of this case.
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