Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico; Hamilton, Judge. Ejectment by the United States against the Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BINGHAM; Circuit Judge.
This is an action of ejectment brought July 1, 1914, in the name of the United States, by the District Attorney for the District of Porto Rico, acting under the direction of the Solicitor of the Treásury, against the Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power. Company, a Porto Rico corporation, to recover possession of a tract of land of 1248.24 square meters known as “La Carbonera,” situated in the municipality of San Juan, Porto Rico, and leased by the Spanish government to Pablo Ubarri, pursuant to a royal order of January 21, 1881, who duly assigned and transferred his…
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