Prensa Insular de Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Cordero

Mr. Justice de Jesús

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The original jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked by Prensa Insular de Puerto Eico, Inc., a domestic corporation, and Antonio Ayuso Valdivieso, in a petition for a peremptory writ of mandamus against the Auditor of Puerto Rico to compel him to permit petitioners to inspect certain records and documents which are in his custody by virtue of his office.

Prensa Insular de Puerto Rico, Inc., owns and publishes “El Imparcial”, a’ daily newspaper of general circulation throughout Puerto Eico. Antonio Ayuso Valdivieso is a lawyer,…