Ruiz v. American Trading Co.

These cases were consolidated for argument in this court, and will be disposed of in one opinion. The first three plaintiffs named in the title, Ruiz, Urruela, and Calderon, are citizens of, and sugar planters in, the republic of Guatemala. The fourth plaintiff, De Leon, was a Guatemalan commission merchant, residing in the city of Guatemala. While the appeal in his case was pending De Leon died, and his widow, Maria Lopez Caeeres, was recognized by the courts of Guatemala as his only heir. Later, Mrs. De Leon, by order of this court, was substituted as party plaintiff in place of her…