Legal Opinion
Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Colom
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 2, 1939No. 3404PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico dismissing a bill of complaint brought by the Porto Rico Railway, Light and Power Company against certain officials of the Insular Government of Puerto Rico, and certain officials of the federal government. The purpose in bringing the bill of complaint was to enjoin the insular government from the construction of certain proposed or contemplated plants and lines for the distribution of electric power in the franchise territory of the appellant, and to enjoin the use of federal…
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