Case Name: ELIZA CIVILLE, Plff., v. BENITO ZALDUONDO, Dft.
Court: United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1920-09-04
Citations: 12 P.R. Fed. 106
Docket Number: No. 1368
Parties: ELIZA CIVILLE, Plff., v. BENITO ZALDUONDO, Dft.
Judges: 
Reporter: Porto Rico Federal Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 106–107

Head Matter:
ELIZA CIVILLE, Plff., v. BENITO ZALDUONDO, Dft.
San Juan,
Law,
No. 1368.
Opinion filed September 4, 1920.
Mr. 0. M. Wood for the plaintiff.
Mr. Francis for the defendant.

Opinion:
HamiltoN, Judge,
delivered the following opinion:
1. The demurrer sets up that the court has no jurisdiction because there is not the requisite diversity of citizenship. The two parties seem to be foreigners, of different countries, and the allegation of citizenship is sufficient. The point whether dom-icil is sufficiently alleged is not raised. Without passing upon that point, it would bo undoubtedly better if the allegation could be made that one or the other party is not domiciled in Porto Pico. Pesidence is not the same as domicil, and it may well be, that, as the jurisdiction of this court is based upon non-domicil, nondomicil should be alleged in the complaint.
2. The demurrer further sets up that there is no sufficient allegation of facts showing negligence. This would seem to be true. The suit might bo good if the injury had been intentionally committed. This, however, is not the theory of the complaint, for the disability is said at the end to have been through the negligence of the defendant. It would seem that the allegation of negligence or of trespass should be made more definite, and to this extent the demurrer is sustained.
It is so ordered.