American R. Co. of Porto Rico v. Castro
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF PORTO RICO. Julio P. Castro, defendant in error, was plaintiff in tlie court below, and the defendant in error, the American Railroad Company, a New York corporation' doing business in Porto Rico, was defendant. The action was commenced by the filing of a complaint in the office of the clerk of the court at Mayaguez, Porto Rico.
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF PORTO RICO. Julio P. Castro, defendant in error, was plaintiff in tlie court below, and the defendant in error, the American Railroad Company, a New York corporation' doing business in Porto Rico, was defendant. The action was commenced by the filing of a complaint in the office of the clerk of the court at Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Damages in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars were prayed, because of the alleged negligent killing of the daughter of the plaintiff by a train of the company, whilst she, with other persons, were…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
By the act of April 12, 1900 (31 Stat.. L. 85, chap. 191), the general rule governing the right of this court to review ,by writs of error or appeal final decisions of the District Court of the United, States for Porto Rico was made as to amount to. conform to that obtaining as to the Territories of the United States, viz., five thousand dollars. As this case does not involve the requisite jurisdictional amount, it follows that the right of review does not exist unless the case is within the provision of the statute conferring jurisdiction to review in this court “in all cases where ... an…
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