Legal Opinion
De La Torre v. National City Bank
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 29, 1940No. 3516PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.
The question on this appeal is whether the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico should be sustained in holding that real estate forming part of the community property of de la Torre and his wife is subject to attachment as security for a judgment against de la Torre on a promissory note which he executed as comaker for the accommodation of his sister in obtaining a loan. As stated in the opinion below, “This accommodation on the part of de la Torre was given without compensation or without any valuable consideration or promise of gain”; nor was the obligation assumed with the…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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