Commonwealth v. de la Torre

On July 10, 1958 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed in the Superior Court, San Juan Part, a condemnation proceeding to acquire a parcel of land of 134 thousandths cuerda, equivalent to 526.63 square meters, owned by defendant Mercedes de la Torre, and it deposited the sum of $5,500 as fair and reasonable compensation. The proceeding was brought under the authority of the General Condemnation Act of *764March 12, 1903, as amended, 32 L.P.R.A. § § 2901-13, and specifically under Act No. 19 of April 8, 1942,1 22 L.P.R.A. § 191 et seq. The lands were devoted to the construction of an electric…