Legal Opinion
Sancho v. Bacardi Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 12, 1940No. Nos. 3455, 3456PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLELLAN, District Judge.
Bacardi Corporation of America, a Pennsylvania corporation, filed a bill of complaint in the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico, seeking to enjoin the defendant, Treasurer of Puerto Rico, and others from enforcing certain Acts of the Legislature of Puerto Rico. The alleged grounds for relief are in substance that these Acts contravene the Constitution of the United States, the Organic Act of Puerto Rico and a Treaty between the United States, Cuba and other countries. The District Court, having made certain findings of fact, concluded that the…
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