Fernández Antonetti v. District Court of Ponce

After a trial on the merits in a filiation suit by José Antonio Antonetti against the Sucesión of Dr. Eugenio Fernán-dez García, the Tribunal of the Judicial District of San Juan entered judgment declaring Antonetti a recognized natural child of Dr. Fernández García. The judgment was affirmed by this Court. Antonetti v. Fernández, 68 P.R.R. 447. The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit dismissed an appeal from our judgment on November 9, 1948.

Thereafter, the Sucesión filed an independent suit against Antonetti. praying that the district court declare the foregoing judgment null and void.…