Legal Opinion
De Castro v. Board of Com'rs
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 14, 1943No. 3796PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.
On January 4, 1937, the Board of Commissioners of San Juan (the newly elected members of which took office on that day) appointed Carlos M. de Castro, appellant herein, as city manager of the Capital of Puerto Rico. Pursuant to § 22 of Act No. 99, Laws of Puerto Rico (1931) pp. 638-640, the said Board of Commissioners, after hearing upon charges, removed de Castro from office on April 5, 1939. The District Court of San Juan upheld the Board. On appeal the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico reversed the judgment of the district court and directed appellant’s reinstatement.…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- De Castro v. Board of Comm'rs of San JuanSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Manuel Figueroa v. The People of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1956
- Beets v. TylerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Romero v. People of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1950
- Abella Blanco v. TugwellSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1948
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