de Báez v. Municipal Court of San Juan
de Báez v. Municipal Court of San Juan
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the Conrt.
In an unlawful detainer proceeding instituted by the Drug Company of'Porto-Rico-against Micaela R. de -Baez in the Municipal Court of San Juan, Second Section, judgment was rendered for th’é-plaintiff and the- eviction, of the" defendant
In accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure, the appellant must serve notice of the appeal on the adverse party or on his attorney. The fact that in a certiorari proceeding the writ is directed to the lower court and notice of the proceeding is served on the judge does not imply that, in taking an appeal, the party that may be affected by the judgment rendered when the questions raised in the appeal are decided may be ignored. In order that this Court may acquire appellate jurisdiction, it is necessary that notice of the appeal be served on the adverse party, and the provisions of the statute are not complied with if notice of the appeal is not served on the party really interested in the subject matter of the appeal. The municipal judge is not the party having interests in conflict with the defendant in the unlawful de-tainer suit, Micaela R. de Báez. The real adverse party, the .one that is interested in not having the summons quashed, so that the judgment rendered in its favor may stand, is the
The appeal taken must be dismissed, as this Court lacks jurisdiction to take cognizance thereof.
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