Calderon Acosta v. Porto Rico Gas Co.

HamiltoN, Jndge,

delivered the following opinion:

Tbis case was originally brought in the local district court at San Juan in October, 1913, and was removed at the instance of the defendant to the Federal court on November 4,. 1913. It came to trial and resulted in an instruction of the court to the jury to find for the defendant, which was accordingly done. It now comes on to be heard upon the motion for a new trial filed December 8, 1914, setting out six grounds therefor. They may be grouped under two heads: That the alleged damage was due to the direct negligence of the defend*477.ant itself, or…