Fernández Méndez v. Pastoriza
Fernández Méndez v. Pastoriza
Opinion of the Court
delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court.
We bave rendered a judgment in tbis suit affirming that of tbe court below because tbe first two grounds of tbe appeal can not be sustained, and because we could not pass upon tbe remaining ten for tbe reason that they are based on evidence introduced at tbe trial and not brought before us (43 P.R.K.. -).
“The record of an appeal shall be constituted by the certificate to be issued by the secretary of the court a quo or by the attorneys of the parties, of the judgment roll and of the notification of the appeal, except in the case of approval of a transcript of the evidence pursuant to law. In this case the record of an appeal shall be constituted by the said original transcript and certificate of all other documents constituting the judgment roll, authorized in the manner hereinbefore provided. It shall be the duty of the appellant to deliver to the secretary the said certificate authorized by the attorneys for the parties or to solicit the same from the said secretary which officer shall transmit to the Supreme Court, without any delay, the complete record on appeal.”
In conformity with the above provisions, the clerk should have sent to us the complete record but he failed to do so, as he did not include the transcript of the evidence approved by the court.
It is true that it was the duty of the clerk to send us the transcript of the evidence approved by the court together with the record on appeal, but it is also true that the appellant was bound to see to it that the clerk performed such duty.
For the reasons stated, the reconsideration sought is denied. •
Note : See Preface of this volume.
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