Supreme Court of Puerto Rico March 29, 1917, No. 1091 (People v. Navarro)

Mr. Justice del Toro

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a prosecution for libel. The defendant was charged with having published and circulated a handbill in the town of Río Piedras tending to impeach the honesty, integrity and reputation of Jorge Romany and thereby expose him to public hatred and contempt, as follows:

“The hospital was not built because Jorge Romany, president of the