Hilton of San Juan, Inc. v. Lateano

The plaintiff operates a hotel and gambling casino in Puerto Rico and brought this action against the defendants, husband and wife, residents of Connecticut, to recover $3000 loaned to them in four instalments between February 26 and March 1, 1969, while they were guests at its hotel. In its more specific statement the plaintiff claimed that the loans were made at the request of the defendant Frank J. Lateano and were paid to him in the form of chips. Thereafter the plaintiff by amendment alleged that it cashed “defendant’s [sic]” checks in that amount. The defendants pleaded specially that…