F. D. Rich Co. v. Superior Court of Puerto Rico

Mr. Justice Ramírez Bages

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The contention in this case requires us to decide as to the availability of garnishment by a materialman of a subcontractor in mechanical work in a housing project of an alleged credit of the subcontractor in the hands of the chief contractor of said housing project. The day before the notice of garnishment the chief contractor had considered the contract of the subcontractor as terminated because of nonperformance and the pending mechanical work was finished by another firm contracted and paid by two other persons.

For two reasons…