Martínez v. Bryan
Martínez v. Bryan
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
Before the District Court of Aguadilla in Ballester v. Martínez, case No. 4162, the court rendered judgment in favor of Martinez on July 31, 1923. Ballester appealed. Ordinarily such an appeal suspends the jurisdiction of the court below, in accordance with our jurisprudence and as indicated in 3 C. J. 1265. Despite this another judgment arose in the same case against Martinez on the 14th of September, 1923. It would seem that after appeal the district court annulled its judgment of July 31st in favor of Martinez to render one thereafter against him on September 14th. This second judgment was appealed by Martinez, but that appeal was dismissed by this court on the 18th of
The solicited writ of prohibition should be denied.
Petition denied.
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