Legal Opinion

Rubert Hermanos, Inc. v. People of Puerto Rico

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 31, 1941No. 3631PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.

Complaining now of an order by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico appointing a receiver, Rubert Hermanos, Inc., brings this case here a second time. Joined as appellants are five individuals as trustees in liquidation of the corporation. A brief résumé of the earlier phase of the litigation will help toward an understanding of the issues raised in the present appeal:

By Joint Resolution of May 1, 1900, 31 Stat. 715, Congress enacted that every agricultural corporation thereafter organized in Puerto Rico “shall by its charter be restricted to the ownership and control of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Forgay v. ConradSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  3. Havemeyer v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Ex Parte TiffanySupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  5. The Farmers'loan and Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
  2. United States v. 243.22 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
  3. Atlantic Seaboard Corp. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
  4. Buscaglia v. District Court of San JuanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1944
  5. Puerto Rico Ry. Light & Power Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942

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