Legal Opinion

Delgado v. Latimer

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided April 27, 1920No. 1029Published

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Judge,

delivered tbe following opinion:

By agreement of parties, tbe question of jurisdiction as dependent upon domicil is set down separately, and will now be, determined.

Tbe principles of domicil have been several times settled in tliis court, and need not be discussed. It depends upon event of residence and tbe, intention to remain. It lias been settled ever since the time of tbe Boman Jurisconsults that actions speak louder than declarations in such matters. Marks v. Marks, 75 Fed. 327; Sharon v. Hill, 11 Sawy. 290, 26 Fed. 337 (C. C.)

In tbe case at bar, tbe plaintiff left bis old…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  2. Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Wetmore v. RymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  4. Shelton v. TiffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  5. Sharon v. HillUnited States Circuit Court · 1885

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