People of Porto Rico v. American R.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico; Peter J. Hamilton, Judge. Suit in equity by the People of Porto Rico and others against the American Railroad Company of Porto Rico. Decree for defendant, and complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
AUDRICPI, District Judge.
[1] The central and substantial question in this case is whether, at the time in question, the supposed regulatory provision of section 7 of an act of the legislative assembly of Porto Rico dated March 12, 1908, and entitled “Public Service Corporations” (Comp. Stat. Porto Rico, p. 72), was operative and prohibi-
tive of railroad rate raising .without the consent or approval of the executive council of Porto Rico, and we think it was.
The Act of Congress of April 12, 1900, c. 191, 31 Stat. 77, entitled “An act temporarily to provide revenues and a civil government for…
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- Dorr v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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