Pacheco v. Mudafort
Pacheco v. Mudafort
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the Court.
On December 6, 1937, this Court granted the appellant an .extension of time to file his brief in the case which was to expire on January 2, 1938. Appellant was then admonished
Two days before the expiration of the above extension, that is on December 31, 1937, appellant filed a motion in which he alleges:
(1) That within the term granted him, the appellant has been preparing his brief and has finished it except for one assignment of error, which he considers essential to his appeal, and which refers to the area of the properties in litigation as this appears from the deeds and the registry of property.
(2) That in order to support the alleged error it would be necessary for the appellant to bring to this Court’s attention certain documents which were admitted in evidence by the lower court.
(3) That by an excusable oversight the transcript of evidence was not timely filed.
Appellant prays that he be permitted to file the transcript of evidence, or at least, the documents described in his motion, and that he be granted a final extension of twenty days to file his brief.
On January 11, 1938, appellant was ordered to notify his motion to the appellee, and a hearing was set for January 24. Appellant did not appear; he submitted his petition in writing and without a brief. Appellee attended the hearing and has filed a writing in opposition to the motion of the other party.
It is necessary to consider, even though briefly, the history of the case as it appears of record, before deciding the motion of the appellant. Let us review it.
On February 26, 1937, the District Court of San Juan rendered judgment for the -plaintiff in this case, and on the 15th of the following month the defendant moved for a reconsideration. On the following April 3d, while the motion for reconsideration was still pending, the defendant appealed from the judgment to this Supreme Court. On April '29, the
The first of the two petitions now formulated by the appellant is a reproduction of what he attempted on June 18, 1937, and which was denied on July 6. The appellant should conform to what was then decided.
The other petition contained in the motion should likewise be denied. When appellant was granted a final extension for filing his brief, he was informed that we would only grant a new extension if really meritorious circumstances should arise. Appellant does not present a single reason which would induce us to exercise our discretion. Reference is made to the extension only when it is prayed for in the motion. No affidavit of merits has been filed and the motion is not even verified by an oath.
The motion of the appellant should be denied in toto.
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