Robles v. District Court of Mayagüez
Robles v. District Court of Mayagüez
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The facts set up in the petition in connection with the opposition presented by Moral & Co. have convinced us that the writ issued in this case should be annulled.
María Concepción de Latorre began a proceeding in the District Court of Mayagüez under the summary process of the Mortgage Law against Alejandro Marini to recover $2,343.36, etc. A demand was issued against the debtor, an auction took place, and the property was adjudicated to Santiago Ramón Robles in the sum of $200.
Moral & Co. had a second mortgage against the same debtor and began an ordinary suit to recover the same. The property it would appear was bought in by Moral & Co. itself. The title so acquired was recorded in the registry of property.
When Santiago Ramón Robles, who had bought the property under the first mortgage, appeared in the registry presenting his title, the record was denied because of the previous record made by Moral & Co.
Relying upon section 71 of the Mortgage Law and the decision of this court in the case of Federal Land Bank v. Registrar, 42 P.R.R. 276, Santiago Ramón Robles asked the District Court of Mayagüez for an order whereunder Moral & Co. be required to pay the amount of the debt or else to have its record in the registry of property canceled.
In answer to the aforesaid motion Moral & Co. presented a rather elaborate opposition. Among other things it showed, or attempted to show, that the first mortgage creditor had agreed to extend the payment of the mortgage and that after
The petitioner in the certiorari before us says Moral & Co. had no interest to appear in this proceeding but it seems self-evident to us that they did have. The petitioner maintains that he has no other remedy. Without attempting to point out what the remedy should be, we feel bound to hold, as we have held, that an appeal could be taken when section 71 of the Mortgage Law is involved. González v. Ortiz, decided June 24, 1933 (ante, p. 277).
The writ of certiorari issued in this case must be annuled.
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