Legal Opinion
Munoz v. Porto Rico Ry. Light & Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 2, 1936No. 3084PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge.
This is a bill in equity brought by the Porto Rico Railway Light & Power Company (hereinafter referred to as the Power Co.) to enjoin the enforcement of an order made by the Public Service Commission of Puerto Rico (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) requiring the Power Co. to reduce its rates for furnishing electric energy on the island of Puerto Rico.
Jurisdiction is based upon the ground that the case arises under a law of the United States, namely, the Act of Congress of March 2, 1917 (39 Stat. 951), known as the Organic Act of Puerto Rico, which, among other…
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