Andréu v. Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co.

Martín Andréu charged that by the negligence of the defendant the house of María Garcia, widow of Carrion, was burned and the said fire was communicated to the house of complainant.

Issue was joined and at the trial to prove the said negligence the judgment and records in two other cases were offered in evidence, namely, a judgment obtained by the said Maria Garcia against the defendant and a judgment obtained ‘by Sergio Brignoni against' the same defendant. The defendant objected to the presentation of these records in evidence substantially on the ground that judgments against the defendant…