Coll v. Gandía
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Appeal from tbe District Court of San Juan in an Action for Damages for Libel. Tbe facts are stated in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hutchison
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
The district court dismised an action for libel after sustaining a demurrer for want of facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
One of tbe grounds upon which tbe district judge based bis ruling was that “tbe writing addressed by Pedro Gan-día to tbe House of Representatives of Porto Rico, and which forms a part of tbe complaint, is of a privileged character.” Tbe only error assigned is that “tbe District Court of San Juan, First Section, erred in sustaining tbe demurrer on tbe ground of lack of a cause of action, basing its judgment upon tbe fact…
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