Torres v. Torres
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Appeal from the District Court of Ponce. Tlie facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wole
Along with a demurrer which the defendants filed in this case they also presented a motion to transfer the case from the District Court of Ponce to the.District Court of ITumacao, alleging that, as all the witnesses of the defendant lived in Caguas and San Juan, the convenience of witnesses required such transfer. The court refused to make the transfer because such a motion could never be granted until the defendants had answered the complaint.
We agree with the appellees that the question of whether the defendants reside or should be sued in another district is not properly raised, the motion…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Watts v. WhiteCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859
- Avila v. MeHerinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- Bandy v. RansomCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880