Peña de Balbás v. Municipal Court of Mayagüez

The Municipal Court of Mayagüez rendered judgment for $140.79, in favor of certain plaintiffs. Two days thereafter those same plaintiffs filed, in the District Court of Maya-güez, a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the municipal judge to render judgment. Both the District Court of Mayagüez and the Municipal Court of Mayagüez are located in the Municipality of Mayagüez. The District Court of Mayagüez issued an order to show cause, dated January 8, 1934, wherein the municipal judge was ordered to appear in the court room of the District Court of Mayagüez, January 12, 1934, at 9 o…