Grau é Hijos v. People

In an action for damages brought against The People of Puerto Rico the district court sustained a demurrer to the complaint for want of jurisdiction and dismissed the action. The complaint was filed in November, 1928. The tort was alleged to have been committed in December, 1927. The question is whether or not the government had consented to be sued.

Section 1 of “An Act to authorize suits against The People of Puerto Rico” (Laws of Puerto Rico 1916, p. 151), as amended in 1928 (Session Laws, p. 130), reads in part as follows:

“The district courts of Puerto Rico shall hereafter be authorized to…