Sellés, Casas & Co. v. Betancourt

This is an action of unlawful detainer in which judgment was rendered on June 16, 1923, and an appeal was taken on the 21st of the same month. The plaintiff-appellees moved for the dismissal of the appeal because the action is founded on the non-payment of the rent and the rent for the month of July had not been deposited in the court. The appellants opposed the motion and filed a certificate of the clerk of the district court showing’ that the deposit was made on July 5th. The appellees agree that section 15 of the Unlawful Detainer Act of 1905 provides that the plaintiff may move for the…