Flores v. Registrar
Flores v. Registrar
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
In a civil action brought by Eulogia and Cayetana Ledée y Torres against the minors Rufo, Jovita and Manuel Ledée
A copy of the said deed being presented in the registry for record, the registrar refused to admit the same, a literal copy of his decision being as follows:
“Admission to record of this document is denied because the property sold is recorded in the name of the minors Rufo,. Jovita and Manuel Ledée, and therefore only the mother, after due authorization by the district court, is empowered to sell the aforesaid property. In accordance with the act of March 1, 1902, a cautionary notice is entered for a period of 120 days on folio 96, over, of vol. 4 of Arroyo, estate No. 164 (record), entry letter A. Guayama, June 11, 1913. The Registrar, Felipe Cuchí Arnau.”
We are of the opinion that the foregoing decision, from which an appeal has been taken to this court, is not in conformity with law.
The Act of March 9, 1905, relating to judgments and the manner of satisfying them, and the legal .provisions of title 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure treating of the execution of judgments in civil actions, in so far as they have not been repealed and, therefore, are applicable, are general and establish no exception or privilege in favor of minors. All classes of persons are equally affected thereby. TJbi lex non distin-guit nec nos distinguere deb emus. .
Act No. 33 of March 9, 1911, which has been invoked by the Registrar of Guayama and which determines what formalities are necessary for the sale of property belonging to minors, refers to sales voluntarily made by the representa
Having thus decided the only legal question raised by the Registrar of Guayama, his decision is reversed and he is directed to proceed in accordance with the legal principles herein set forth.
Reversed.
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