Freytes v. Municipality of Manatí
Freytes v. Municipality of Manatí
Opinion of the Court
After examining the record, analyzing carefully the entire evidence presented to the trial court and studying the contentions of the parties in their briefs, this Court holds that the two errors assigned by the defendants-appellants are frivolous. In the first place, there is no basis whatever for setting aside the findings of fact of the Superior Court in this case and the challenge thereof constitutes in fact the sole ground of the first error assigned. Besides, the second error assigned seems to ignore completely the rule laid down in Álvarez v. Hernández, 74 P.R.R. 460 (1953),
In our opinion, appellant in this case has acted with obstinacy in taking an appeal, for which reason the sum of $750 is imposed on it as attorney’s fees on appeal, to be paid to plaintiffs-appellees. See 32 L.P.R.A. § 1461; Géigel v. Ramos, 79 P.R.R. 812, 815 (1957); Ochoa v. Compañía Ron Carioca, 79 P.R.R. 810, 811 (1957); Martínez & Márquez, Inc. v. Whitehead & Co., 79 P.R.R. 145 (1956); Pabón v. Morales, 79 P.R.R. 146 (1956); Martín v. Torres, 79 P.R.R. 370, 371 (1956).
The judgment appealed from will be affirmed, and the appellant is ordered to pay the sum of $750 as attorney’s fees on appeal, to plaintiffs-appellees.
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