Elzaburu v. Chaves
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EEOM THE SUPREME COURT OF PORTO RICO. The facts, which involve the title to land in, and the construction of the Mortgage Law of, Porto Rico, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
This suit was' commenced by the present appellant in the District Court of San Juan to set aside as null and void certain possessory proceedings instituted by Paula Chaves in the vear 1895 with respect to an estate containing 50 cuerdas of land, situate at a place known as Honduras, in the ward of Sabana Llana, in the Municipality of Rio Piedras, Porto Rico, and the resulting entry of possession in the Registry of Property of San Juan, and to require the defendants (the present appellees), who are children and heirs of Paula Chaves, to vacate the property and deliver up possession to the…
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