Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co. v. District Court of San Juan

The petitioner herein, on the 27th of March 1936, obtained a judgment in the Municipal Court of San Juan, against Rafael Padró Pares. On April 6, 1936, the defendant appealed to the district court, and eventually filed the transcript of the pleadings, motions, orders, and final judgment with the secretary of the district court on June 1, 1936. There were no readings of the court calendar during the months of June and July, and on the 13th of August 1936, *451the appellant filed a motion with the secretary to have his appeal entered on the calendar to be read on the 15th of the same month and…