Rosario Quiñones v. Municipality of Ponce

Mr. Justice Pérez Pimentel

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 96 of the Municipal Law in force (21 L.P.R.A. § 1603) provides in the pertinent part:

“(a) Any person having any claim against a municipal corporation for damages to the person or property, caused through the fault or negligence of the municipal corporation, shall present to the chief executive of the municipality a written notice setting forth clearly and concisely the date, place, cause and general nature of the damage sustained, the amount of monetary compensation or the type of remedy adequate' to the damage sustained,…