Case Name: Roman Catholic Church of Porto Rico, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Juan Monclova-Martínez, Defendant and Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico
Decision Date: 1928-03-06
Citations: 37 P.R. 741
Docket Number: No. 4314
Parties: Roman Catholic Church of Porto Rico, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Juan Monclova-Martínez, Defendant and Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Puerto Rico Reports
Volume: 37
Pages: 741–742

Head Matter:
Roman Catholic Church of Porto Rico, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Juan Monclova-Martínez, Defendant and Appellant.
No. 4314.
Argued February 23, 1928.
Decided March 6, 1928.
Luis Freyre Barbosa for the appellant. Manuel Tous Soto for the appellee.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Audrey
delivered the opinion of the court-
The appellee failed to amend its complaint within the time granted by the lower court and on motion of the defendant judgment was entered against the plaintiff for failure to prosecute its action. This judgment has been appealed from by tbe defendant because tbe conrt did not impose tbe costs on tbe plaintiff and be cites in support of bis appeal section 192 of tbe Code of Civil Procedure.
There is no provision in section 192 of tbe Code of Civil Procedure imposing on tbe court tbe duty of necessarily taxing tbe costs against tbe plaintiff for failing to prosecute an action wbicb was dismissed for abandonment.
Tbe judgment appealed from must be affirmed.