FERNANDEZ & BROS. v. OJEDA

No. 82.

266 U.S. 144 (1924)

B. FERNANDEZ & BROS., SUCCESSORS, ET AL. v. AYLLON Y OJEDA, IN HER OWN RIGHT AND AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, ETC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 17, 1924.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Philip N. Jones for B. Fernandez & Bros., petitioners.

Mr. Reeves T. Strickland, with whom Mr. Felix Cordova-Davila, Mr. Paul J. Christian and Mr. Charles T. Tittmann were on the brief, for respondent.

Mr. Frederick S. Tyler and Mr. Frank Antonsanti, for Hubadron, petitioner, submitted.


MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a suit to set aside a sale of land in Porto Rico formerly belonging to the respondents, on the ground that it purported to be made by their testamentary tutor or guardian, and that the sale was void because his appointment had not been recorded in the registry of tutorships, and no bond had been given nor oath taken by him as required by law. The defendants, the petitioners here, relied upon a title by...

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