Rivera de Rivera v. Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño

Mr. Justice Dávila

delivered the opinion of the Court.

As a result of defendant bank having honored certain postdated checks, plaintiff’s current account had insufficient funds to cover the amount of other antedated checks presented for collection and which were not therefore honored. Plaintiff alleges that this injured his credit. Together with his wife he brought an action for damages. The trial court awarded him $10,000 plus $600 for attorney’s fees. We decided to review this judgment.

Section 13 of the Uniform Negotiable Instruments Act — 19 L.P.R.A. § 13 (1961 ed.) — expressly recognizes…