Case Name: Gandía v. Pizá Hermanos, Limited
Court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico
Decision Date: 1911-03-28
Citations: 17 P.R. 320
Docket Number: No. 683
Parties: Gandía v. Pizá Hermanos, Limited.
Judges: 
Reporter: Puerto Rico Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 320–321

Head Matter:
Gandía v. Pizá Hermanos, Limited.
Appeal from the District Court of San Juan, Section 1.
No. 683.
Decided March 28, 1911.
Appeal — Dismissal.—Although the period of 30 days in which to present the’ transcript of the record is sufficient and within that time it should be presented, however, as the appellant has shown good and just cause why this court should use its discretionary power to permit him to prosecute the appeal, namely, that the term having expired on a Saturday he presented the transcript on the following Monday, the appellant acting in the belief that an extension allowed him for this purpose by the lower court was valid, the motion to dismiss the appeal should be overruled.
Mr. Hernández López for appellant.
Mr. Antonio Sarmiento for respondent.

Opinion:
RESOLUTION.
This court has examined the respondent's motion to dismiss the appeal taken, as also the answer of the appellant .and documents accompanying the same,; it has considered, moreover, the arguments of counsel for both parties at the hearing', and consulted the authorities cited by them.
Although in the opinion of this court the period of 3© days fixed by its .Rules for the filing of the transcripts of.' records is sufficient and should be strictly complied with, it appears in the present case that said period expired on Saturday and that the transcript was filed on the following Monday, the appellant acting in the belief that the extension applied for by him in due time and granted by the district court, although without legal authority therefor, was valid.
Wherefore, in view of the provisions of rule 58 of the Rules of this court, and there being good and just cause therefor, the court, in the exercise of its discretion, resolves to overrule the motion to dismiss the appeal taken in this case,, which appeal shall be prosecuted with due diligence until the proper final decision is reached.
Decided by the court and signed by the Chief Justice. I certify. There is a signature. A. P. Castro.