Romeu v. Todd
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COITRT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF PORTO RICO. The facts are stated in the opinion. Under the laws of Porto Rico a conveyance of real property can neither be attacked nor rescinded where such property is legally in the hands of a third party who has not acted in bad faith.
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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COITRT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF PORTO RICO. The facts are stated in the opinion. Under the laws of Porto Rico a conveyance of real property can neither be attacked nor rescinded where such property is legally in the hands of a third party who has not acted in bad faith. Civil Code, Rev. Stat., 1902, § 1262. A bona .fide possessor is deemed to be a person who is not-aware that there exists in- his title or the manner of acquiring it, any flaw invalidating the same. ”' Civil'Code, Rev. Stat., ed. 1902, sec. 436. . . As appellant purchased the land in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Robert H. Todd obtained a judgment in the United States Provisional Court of Porto Rico in the; year 1900 for the sum of $2,946.05 against Pedro and Juan Agostini, and execution to enforce the -sáme was returned nulla , bona. Thereupon Todd, in 1901, filed a bill in equity in the United States court for the District of Porto Rico against the judgment debtors .,(the two Agostinis) and one Ana Merle -for the purpose of enforcing 'the judgment upon certain real property of which Ana Merle stood upon the public records as' the owner. The ground was that the property had been paid for -with the…
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