Dubón v. Casanova Cintrón

The respondents and appellants were adjudged guilty of contempt hy the District Court of San Juan and now seek a reversal of that judgment. The essential facts involved in the contempt proceeding are as follows: .

On April 21, 1944, Attorney Luis E. Dubón brought an action against José Casanova Cintron to recover $10,000 as damages for an assault and battery alleged to have been committed by the defendant against the plaintiff. On motion of the latter, the court ordered the attachment of thirty shares of the common stock of B. Yega e Hijos, Inc., a corporation, which appeared registered on the…