People v. Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hutchison
The Porto Pico Railway, Light & Power Go., defendant in an action brought by The People of Puerto Rico to condemn and appropriate certain property for public use, filed in the district court a petition for an order to show cause why a certain newspaper, its director and its administrator should not be punished for contempt. Respondents in the contempt proceeding filed an answer and a motion to dismiss the petition. Petitioner appeals from an adverse order or judgment which disposed of the proceeding. Appellees move to dismiss the appeal upon the ground that the same is without statutory…
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