Legal Opinion
Puerto Rico v. Rubert Hermanos, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 25, 1940No. 582PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
The question here in controversy is a matter of great importance to. Puerto Rico and involves the power of its legislature to enforce Congressional policies affecting the Island. We therefore brought the case here on a writ of certiorari, to review a decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. 106 F. 2d 754. That court had reversed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 53 P. R. 779 (Spanish edition) sustaining a proceeding in quo warranto brought against respondent.
The proceeding was initiated in the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico under jurisdiction conferred…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- American Security & Trust Co. v. Commissioners of the District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Public Serv. Comm'n of PR v. HavemeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Illinois ex rel. Hunt v. Illinois Cent. R.United States Circuit Court · 1888
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Bacardi Corp. of America v. DomenechSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Willy Dreyfus v. August Von Finck and Merck, Finck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Abudo Servera v. Autoridad de Tierras de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1977
- Margaret E. Harris v. Donald S. Boreham. Margaret E. Harris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
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