Legal Opinion
Puerto Rico v. Rubert Hermanos, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 16, 1942No. 96PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Byrnes
By Joint Resolution of May 1, 1900, the Congress provided that “every corporation hereafter authorized to engage in agriculture [in Puerto Rico] shall by its charter be restricted to the ownership and control of not to exceed five hundred acres of land.” This limitation was carried over into the present Organic Act of Puerto Rico, enacted on March 2, 1917. In 1935, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico enacted two laws to provide the means of enforcing the Congressional prohibition. Act No. 33 conferred upon the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico exclusive original jurisdiction over quo warranto…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bonet v. Texas Co. (PR)Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Bonet v. Yabucoa Sugar Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Puerto Rico v. Rubert Hermanos, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Rubert Hermanos, Inc. v. People of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1941
- Rubert Hermanos, Inc. v. PeopleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1939
3Cited by11 opinions
- De Castro v. Board of Comm'rs of San JuanSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- South Porto Rico Sugar Co. v. BuscagliaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
- Buscaglia v. District Court of San JuanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1944
- Ballester-Ripoll v. Court of Tax AppealsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1944
- Pueblo v. HennemanSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1942
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