Marrero Santana v. Marquez & Co.

Eodey, Judge,

delivered tbe following opinion:.

This is a suit in ejectment brought by the plaintiff to eject the defendants from 73% cuerdas of land situated in the munici*272pal jurisdiction, of Utuado in tbis island of Porto Pico, and to recover damages for the wrongful detention thereof. The defendants at the proper time filed what amounts to a general denial (or a plea of not guilty in ejectment), but by leave thereafter, without disturbing the latter pleading, moved to dismiss for want of jurisdiction, on the ground that there is no such diverse citizenship shown by the face of the…