Insular Dock Co. v. P. J. Carlin Construction Co.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Bill in tbis cause was filed May 3, 1915, and, after alleging diversity of citizenship of parties, avers that on August 13, 1906, an ordinance was passed by the Executive Council of Porto Pico granting to Carlos Conde Casariego a franchise, whose provisions read as follows:— “Section 1. That there is hereby granted to Carlos Conde Casariego and to his heirs, successors and assigns, the right and privilege to occupy and use one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet of tbe shore…
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Bill in tbis cause was filed May 3, 1915, and, after alleging diversity of citizenship of parties, avers that on August 13, 1906, an ordinance was passed by the Executive Council of Porto Pico granting to Carlos Conde Casariego a franchise, whose provisions read as follows:— “Section 1. That there is hereby granted to Carlos Conde Casariego and to his heirs, successors and assigns, the right and privilege to occupy and use one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet of tbe shore front in the harbor of San Juan for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating a public pier; and also the…
1Opinion of the Court
HamiltoN, Judge,
delivered tbe following opinion:
This is an application for a preliminary injunction upon bill and answers, supported on each side by affidavits and documentary evidence.
1. Tbe grant or refusal of an injunction has an important effect upon tbe parties concerned. Tbe court must, therefore, be sure that it has before it all parties in interest. In tbe case at bar this has been effected by preliminary proceedings. Tbe application is by tbe complainant claiming certain rights, to what is known as tbe insular dock, or pier No. 2, and adjacent waters, at San Juan, beginning at an old…
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- United States v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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- Philadelphia Co. v. StimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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