Legal Opinion
Roig v. People of Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 29, 1945No. 3985PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, Circuit Judge.
The Puerto Rican Sugar Act of 19421 declares that “the manufacture, processing, and refining of sugar” are “public-service enterprises” and provides that no one may-engage in such an enterprise without a franchise from the Public Service Commission of Puerto Rico.2
This action was brought by the Attorney General in the name of The People of Puerto Rico, pursuant to § 55 3 of the Act, for an injunction restraining the defendant from operating one of its sugar mills for which it had failed to obtain a franchise.
*89The defendant is a civil law partnership engaged in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by16 opinions
- People of Puerto Rico v. Eastern Sugar AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
- Godreau v. Comisión de Servicio PúblicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1950
- Roig v. Junta Azucarera de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1954
- Buscaglia v. Tribunal de Contribuciones de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1948
- Compañía Azucarera del Toa v. Comisión de Servicio PúblicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1950
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