Santiago v. Nogueras

delivered the opinion of the court. •

The plaintiffs in error brought in the District Court of the United States for Porto Rico an action for the recovery of certain parcels of land held by the defendants in error. There was judgment for the defendants in the court below, and the case is here upon writ of error. We need pay attention only to such facts as will make clear the question which we think is decisive of the case.

•One of the plaintiffs once owned the lands in dispute, but they were sold upon an execution issued upon á judgment rendered against him by the United States Provisional…