Legal Opinion
Isla Petroleum Corp. v. Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals
Decided December 29, 1986No. 1-16PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, Judge:
Defendants-appellants, Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO), et al, have appealed from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, enjoining them from implementing or enforcing orders fixing prices or profit margins in the gasoline wholesale or retail business, except in accord with federal law as described in the court’s opinion.1 Eight actions, filed by appellees, gasoline refiners and wholesalers, were consolidated for trial. The district court held, inter alia, that three orders, issued by DACO pursuant to a Puerto Rico…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jones v. Rath Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs v. Isla Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Texaco Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Department of Consumer AffairsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Pennzoil Exploration & Production Co. v. LujanTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1991
- Texaco Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Ocasio RodriguezDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1990
- Anadarko Production Co. v. New MexicoTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1992
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