Arandes v. Báez
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Appeal from the District Court of San Juan, Section 1, in an action for the nullity of a designation of heirs and partition of inherited property. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wole
The complaint in this case sets np that the complainant, José Arandes, in union with his brother, Francisco Aran-des, and the children of their deceased sister, Amalia Aran-des Yirella, were declared heirs of their mother, Clara Yirella, by the District Court of San Juan.
That on February 18, 1909, Estebanía Báez obtained a declaration of heirship on the estate of her husband, Ramón Arandes, in favor of his mother, Clara Virella, and in favor of the petitioner, said Estebanía Báez, as widow, for her usufructuary share.
That at the same time José Arandes (the complainant in the present suit)…
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