Case Name: People of Porto Rico, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Benigno Díaz, Defendant and Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico
Decision Date: 1926-12-21
Citations: 36 P.R. 85
Docket Number: No. 2897
Parties: People of Porto Rico, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Benigno Díaz, Defendant and Appellant.
Judges: Mr. Justice Hutchison took no part in the decision of this case.
Reporter: Puerto Rico Reports
Volume: 36
Pages: 85–86

Head Matter:
People of Porto Rico, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Benigno Díaz, Defendant and Appellant.
No. 2897.
Argued November 23, 1926.
Decided December 21, 1926.
Antonio L. López for the appellant. José E. Figueras for the appellee.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Wolf
delivered the opinion of the court.
Benigno Díaz was charged with having violated the closing law in that on a Sunday he used several employees to do some work. It was charged that the work done was not urgent or necessary and was not performed to avoid considerable loss, the exceptional cases established by Act No. 18 of May 20', 1925. However, the evidence of both sides tended strongly to show that Benigno Díaz would have suffered considerable loss if he had not undertaken the care of his tobacco on the Sunday mentioned in the complaint. The week before had been rainy and Sunday was apparently the first opportunity to save loss.
We think the case is one of insufficient evidence to satisfy our minds rather than a conflict in the proof.
The judgment should be reversed.
Mr. Justice Hutchison took no part in the decision of this case.