Legal Opinion
Puerto Rico v. Russell & Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 13, 1933No. 492PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
The people of Puerto Rico, the petitioner, brought this suit in the Insular District' Court- of San Juan, Puerto Rico, against the respondent, Russell & Co., a sociedad en comandita organized under the laws .of Puerto Rico, to recover certain assessments levied on lahds of Russell- & Co., under an act of the legislature of Puerto Rico. The individual respondents, members of the sociedad, none of whom are citizens of Puerto Rico or domiciled "there, were not named as defendants. They appeared specially, in the Insular Court and removed the cause to the United States District Court for Puerto…
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