Case Name: Encarnación Jorge, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. A. Alvarez Bros. et al., Defendants and Appellees
Court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico
Decision Date: 1929-05-22
Citations: 39 P.R. 552
Docket Number: No. 4382
Parties: Encarnación Jorge, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. A. Alvarez Bros. et al., Defendants and Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Puerto Rico Reports
Volume: 39
Pages: 552–552

Head Matter:
Encarnación Jorge, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. A. Alvarez Bros. et al., Defendants and Appellees.
No. 4382.
Decided May 22, 1929.
Dubón & Ochoteco for the appellant. F. Soto Gras and B. Días Collazo for the appellees.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Wolf
delivered the opinion of the court.
As we read sections 5241 and 5242 of the compiled statutes, they prevent, for the purposes of this case, the alienation of attached property, whoever has the custody of the same. A debtor who obtains property under the bond is bound to respect the law. A creditor, however, is not bound by the-precept and he may attach any property in the hands of his debtor. This is not the alienation to which the law refers. Hence we were substantially accurate in saying that the property passed to Cándido Claudio for all purposes, although of course we had solely in mind the rights of creditors. The other matters raised are sufficiently covered by the original opinion.