Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Cognet

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.

This is a writ of error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico,. For convenience the parties will be designated as they were in the eourt below.

The plaintiffs, husband and wife, brought an action to recover for personal injuries received by the wife, Eugenie Cognet, through the alleged negligence of the defendant in the operation of a street railway in Porto Rico.

The defendant filed a demurrer to the complaint on the ground’ that the wife was neither a proper nor necessary party. This was overruled and error assigned.

In Porto Rico, the…