Legal Opinion
Com. of Puerto Rico v. Cordeco Development Corp.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 17, 1982No. Civ. 81-0288PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REMAND ORDER
CEREZO, District Judge.
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed a petition for expropriation on January 1979 in the Superior Court of Puerto Rico seeking the condemnation of part of defendant Cordeco’s oeeanfront property. The land condemned will serve as a recipient of the pluvial waters of a government housing project to be built nearby. Cordeco filed a Petition for Removal on March 4, 1981 which was later amended. Jurisdiction is invoked on the basis of diversity of citizenship, Cordeco being a corporation which is registered in Panama, and because the cause of action arises under…
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