de Castro v. District Court of Ponce
de Castro v. District Court of Ponce
Opinion of the Court
delivered tile opinion of tbe court.
Having a doubt whether the petitioner, an uninsured •employer of labor, had his due day in court when the Industrial Commission awarded damages against him at the instance of an injured workman, we issued a w,rit of certiorari.
On a full hearing the government argues very earnestly that the said petitioner did in fact have his day in court. Also the government maintains that the petitioner had no right of review before the District Court of Ponce whither the petitioner appealed and against whose decision this certiorari was presented. We find it inadvisable to pass upon these questions as there is a more fundamental one that militates against the petitioner.
The question of a due day in court was presented to the District Court of Ponce, which tribunal decided adversely to the petitioner. There is not the slightest suggestion in the
The government also points out that similar reasoning would apply to the review of the amount of damages awarded by the commission.
The writ should be annulled.
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