Scoville v. Soler
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
1Opinion of the Court
HamiltoN, Judge,
delivered tbe following opinion:
This bill was filed February 19, 1918) seeking to restrain the purchase of land and placing of a tuberculosis hospital on property adjoining plaintiffs, and claiming that this would work irreparable damage to them and to the neighborhood. Defendant Soler appeared specially on February 25 to set up that he represented the people of Porto Pico, who had not consented to be sued. This plea and motion were overruled, but in order to cover this point upon motion of defendant Hubbard notice issued on Hay 4 to the people of Porto Pico in the matter, but…
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