Armstrong v. Armstrong del Valle

The question presented is whether a will executed outside of Puerto Rico by a person not a citizen of Puerto Rico and in the execution of which the forms and solemnities of the country of execution were observed, is valid in Puerto Rico, and particularly in this case, for the purposes of passing title to real property situated in this country. The question does not involve the substantive or intrinsic requirements of .the document but rather its formalities. The issue is not whether the provisions of the will violate our substantive law of succession.

Plaintiff Arturo F. Armstrong brought an…