de Camara v. Brooke

HOLT, District Judge.

This action was brought by the Countess of Buena Vista, a subject of the King of Spain, residing in Havana, Cuba, against Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke, to recover damages alleged to have been caused to the plaintiff by an order of Gen. Brooke, made August 10, 1899, when he was military governor of the Island of Cuba, abolishing the right or franchise to slaughter cattle in the city of Havana, owned by the plaintiff. A demurrer was originally interposed to the complaint, and overruled. The substantial facts alleged in the complaint are stated in the opinion on the demurrer.…