Legal Opinion

Berio v. Gay

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 20, 1921No. 1371Published

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico. Suit by Gasper Berio against Jaime Gay y Ferre and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.

In the complaint in this case the plaintiff alleged that he was the owner of six boxes and one bale of dry goods, all of the value of $1,492.26, which were taken on or about August 3, 1914, by the defendants, without any authority from him, from the American Railroad station at Bayamon, Porto Rico, and carried to their storehouse at Corozal, Porto Rico; that the defend*406ants had continued in possession of the goods, and, although requested to deliver them to him, they had refused to do so.' The plaintiff prayed judgment for the delivery of the goods or their value, to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Faulkner v. First National BankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Riciotto v. ClementCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Porto Rico v. EmmanuelSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  4. Washburn v. HuntingtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Richards v. MoreyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901

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