Banco de Ponce, Inc. v. Municipality of Toa Alta

Attorney Fulgencio Piñeiro Rodríguez sued the Municipality of Toa Alta in the District Court of San Juan to recover two thousand dollars as fees for his services in connection with a loan secured by the defendant municipality, which answered, and the court gave judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,000 with costs. The judgment having become final, a writ of execution was issued, and the marshal of the District Court of Ponce demanded payment of the $2,000 as principal and $510 as costs from the Banco de Ponce where the funds of the municipality were deposited. The hank paid the said sum…