Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1923

Parga v. Royal Insurance

Parga v. Royal Insurance
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · Decided June 19, 1923 · Aldrey, Hutchison, Soto, Toro, Wolf
32 P.R. 75

Parga v. Royal Insurance

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Wolf

delivered the opinion of the conrt.

The substantial part of this appeal is disposed of by onr Opinion and judgment in No. 2935.

As to the failure of the court to impose costs against defendant, that was a matter within the sound discretion of the court and we find no abuse. In point of fact, after complainant had submitted to an arbitration the defendant was justified in believing that the damages were not greater than the award, especially as complainant was seeking to recover a greater sum than that actually found by the court.

The judgment must he

Affirmed.

Chief Justice Del Toro and Justices Aldrey, Hutchison and Franco Soto concurred.

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