REYES v. BANCO SANTANDER DE P.R., N.A.

Civ. No. 82-1288 HL.

583 F.Supp. 1444 (1984)

Ramon Guzman REYES, and his wife Miriam M. Grullon; Garaje Hispano C. Por A., Plaintiffs, v. BANCO SANTANDER DE P.R., N.A., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

April 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin Quiñones, San Juan, P.R., Francisco López Romo, Old San Juan, P.R., for plaintiffs.

Sara E. de Jesús Kellogg, Brown, Newsom & Cordova, San Juan, P.R., for Banco de Santander.


OPINION AND ORDER

LAFFITTE, District Judge.

Following a jury verdict for plaintiffs in the sum of $400,000, plaintiffs applied for attorneys fees, costs, and prejudgment interest. The Laws of Puerto Rico provide for such costs and interest in some circumstances. Rule 44.1(d), 32 LPRA, App. III, R. 44.1(d), provides:

"Where a party has been obstinate, the court shall in its judgment impose on such person the payment of a sum for attorneys fees."...

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