Case Name: Mora v. Valdecilla Hermanos & Co.
Court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico
Decision Date: 1903-02-04
Citations: 3 P.R. 307
Docket Number: No. 38
Parties: Mora v. Valdecilla Hermanos & Co.
Judges: Messrs. Chief Justice Quiñones, and Associate Justices Hernández, Figueras and MacLeary, concurring.
Reporter: Puerto Rico Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 307–309

Head Matter:
Mora v. Valdecilla Hermanos & Co.
Appeal in cassation from the District Court of Ponce.
No. 38.
Decided February 4, 1903.
Appeals. — Pinal Jttd&ment.- — An appeal in casation lies only from a final judgment.
Id. — Consolidation oe Actions. — An order of court admitting or refusing the consolidation of an action is not an appealable order.
STATEMENT OE TII-E CASE.
■ On the 10th of July, 1901, Ramón Mora, on behalf of his sister Magdalena Mora Vázquez, brought an action in the District Court of Ponce, against the mercantile firm of R. Valdecilla Hermanos & Co., of said city, for annulment of the agreement entered into by both parties in a conciliatory proceeding held before the Municipal Judge of aforesaid city on the 27th of June, 1901, and subsequently, or on the 21st of November of the same year, he brought another action in the same court demanding that the aforesaid conciliatory proceedings be declared null and void. The day having been set for the hearing in the first of said proceedings and the stage having been reached in the second for the introduction of evidence, Ramón Mora asked that the later action be consolidated with the former and the District Court of Ponce, on the 5th of March, 1902, ordered the consolidation requested. From this decision the firm of R. Valdecilla Hermanos & Co. took an appeal in cassation for violation of law, under paragraph 1, of article 1690 of the Law of Civil Procedure, duly setting forth the grounds of said appeal.
Mr. Alvarez Nava, for appellant.
Mr. Texidor, for appellee.

Opinion:
Mr. Associate Justice Sulzbaciier,
after making, the above statement of facts, delivered the following opinion of the Court.
The order appealed Irom cannot be considered as final according to the provisions of paragraph l,of article 1688 of the Law of Civil Procedure, inasmuch as it does not terminate. the actions to which it refers, nor render their continuation impossible, whether the consolidation thereof be effected or not; wherefore this appeal cannot be discussed-and passed upon in cassation.
We adjudge that we should declare, and do declare, that the appeal in cassation taken on behalf of R. Valdecilla Hermanos & Co. does not lie, and impose costs upon appellants. It is hereby ordered that, with the return of the record, the present decision be communicated to the District Court of Ponce, for compliance therewith. -
Messrs. Chief Justice Quiñones, and Associate Justices Hernández, Figueras and MacLeary, concurring.