Porto Rico v. Emmanuel
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PORTO RICO. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court on appeals from the District Court of the United States for Porto Rico and thé right to sue Porto Rico, and the construction and application of the- statute of limitations of Porto Rico, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
This action was commenced July 23,1908, in the United States District Court for Porto Rico by Pierre Emmanuel, Baron du Laurens d’Oiselay, a citizen of the Republic of France and a resident thereof, against the People of Porto Rico. His complaint alleged that he was the owner of an estate composed of 4133 cuerdas of land situate in the Municipality of Lares, acquired by him as a legacy from the Duchess des Mahon Crillon, who died in France in April, 1899; that until the year of her death the Duchess had been paying the taxes and receiving from her colonists a considerable annual income; that…
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