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Vicente Bandoy Vs. Judge Of The Court Of First Instance

VICENTE BANDOY AND VICENTA SALAMANCA, plaintiffs, vs. THE JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE LA LAGUNA AND THE SHERIFF OF THE SAME PROVINCE, defendants.

G.R. No. 5200 | 1909-03-11

D E C I S I O N


WILLARD, J.:

This is an original action of mandamus brought in this court to compel the judge of the Court of First Instance of the Province of La Laguna to admit an appeal in a criminal case.

Felix de Lagrimas was, on the 9th day of September, 1907, convicted of the crime of allanamiento de morada in that court and was sentenced to two months and one day of arresto mayor and the payment of a fine of P260. He appealed to the Supreme Court and gave a bond which was assigned by the plaintiffs in this action. The bond was in the form prescribed by law for such cases. The judgment of the court below having been affirmed by...