Torres v. Ramírez

The sole question raised in this case is the sufficiency of an averment of damages in a suit for malicious prosecution.

The court below sustained a demurrer to the complaint for lack of the averment of specific damages. The complaint' is as follows:

“Now comes the plaintiff, through his counsel Martinez & Besosa? and represents to the court:

“1. That plaintiff is over twenty-one years of age, a property holder and resident of Aguada, defendant being also of age, a property owner and resident of Aguadilla.

“2. That on January 29, 1914, defendant José Bamírez Pérez appeared in the Municipal Court…